bloodletting
noun
uk/ˈblʌdˌlet.ɪŋ/us/ˈblʌdˌlet̬.ɪŋ/[U]formal
killingandviolence,especiallybetweenenemygroupsinvolvedin anargumentthat hasexistedfor alongtime:
流血;杀戮,大屠杀ethnicbloodletting种族大屠杀
[SorU]
thesituationin which acompanyreducesthenumberofpeopleworkingfor it:
裁员EWScarriedoutfurtherbloodletting bysackingsomesenioremployees.EWS公司通过解雇老职员来进一步裁员。
[U]
in the past, amedicaltreatmentin whichbloodwas taken from apersonwho wasill
(旧时的)放血疗法Violent or aggressive
- aggressive
- aggressively
- aggressiveness
- aggro
- agonistic
- ferocity
- fierce
- fierceness
- fighting words
- flex
- pugnacious
- pugnacity
- rabble-rousing
- raging
- Rambo
- viciously
- viciousness
- violence
- warlike
- warmonger
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