释义 |
bled /bled/ pat and pap of bleed bleed /blēd/ intransitive verb (pat and pap bled)- To exude blood or sap
- To be severely wounded or die in battle (archaic)
- To ooze or drop like blood
- (of paint or dye) to run
- (of printed matter) to overrun the edge of the page
- To have money, etc extorted from one
- To feel great pity
transitive verb- To draw blood from, esp therapeutically (historical)
- To draw sap from
- To print or trim (the printed sheet) so that the text, etc runs off the page
- To extort or extract from
- To draw off (liquid or gas) from any closed system or container, eg hydraulic brakes or central heating radiators
noun (printing)An illustration deliberately extended beyond the trimmed page ORIGIN: OE blēdan. See blood bleedˈer noun - A person who bleeds
- A haemophiliac (informal)
- An extortionist (US sl)
- A (nasty) person (slang)
bleedˈing noun - A discharge of blood or sap
- The act or process of drawing off blood
- The diffusion or running of colouring matter
- Traces of copper showing through worn silver-plate
- The drawing off of liquid or gas from a closed system
adjective- Emitting blood, sap or other liquid
- Terribly weakened by war
- Full of compassion
- Bloody (lit in Shakespeare, figurative as vulgar sl)
bleeding edge noun (informal) A part or area (of an organization, branch of study, etc) that generates extremely innovative ideas bleedˈing-edge adjective bleeding heart noun - A name given to various plants of the genera Dicentra, Colocasia, etc
- A contemptuous name for a do-gooder
bleed nipple or bleed valve noun A valve to enable liquid or gas to be drawn from a closed system or tank bleed like a pig or a stuck pig To bleed copiously my heart bleeds for you, etc (often ironic) I am very sorry |