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单词 bloodletting
释义 bloodletting
bloodletting /ˈblʌdˌlet.ɪŋ/ aep /-ˌlet̬-/ noun
1
F0 [U] FORMAL killing and violence, especially between enemy groups involved in an argument that has existed for a long time:
» ethnic bloodlettingThesaurus+: ↑Violent or aggressive , ↑Unkind, cruel and unfeeling , ↑Treating people or animals badlyThesaurus+: ↑Fighting
2
F0 [S or U] the situation in which a company reduces the number of people working for it:
» EWS carried out further bloodletting by sacking some senior employees.Thesaurus+: ↑Firing staff and being fired
3
F0 [U] in the past, a medical treatment in which blood was taken from a person who was ill
Thesaurus+: ↑Alternative and traditional therapies
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