| 释义 |
bloodletting /blʌdletɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] 1.(usually used in newspapers) a situation where a company removes lots of employees from their jobs because of serious financial problems （通常用于报章）血腥解雇（公司因严重财政问题而大量裁减雇员）◆in the first round of bloodletting, 17 000 will lose their jobs. 在第一轮的血腥解雇中，17 000 人将失业。2.(usually used in newspapers) a situation where the prices of shares on the stock exchange decrease by a large amount （通常用于报章）狂跌◆the bloodletting on wall street continues as investors rush to sell their stocks. 由于投资者急于抛售自己的股票，华尔街股票价格继续狂跌。☞ bloodletting |