Blood-letting
n. （尤指敌军之间的）武力冲突, 流血事件, 杀戮; （新闻用语）内讧, 同室操戈
📖 牛津释义
blood-letting
n [U]
1 surgical removal of some of a patient's blood 给病人放血的外科手术.
2 (infml 口)
(a) bloodshed 流血.
(b) (fig 比喻) bitter quarrelling 吵架
This blood-letting is damaging the reputation of the party. 这场争吵有损於党的名声.
🧩 词语组成解析
blood
[blʌd]
n. 血，血液;流血，杀戮，杀人（罪），牺牲;有…类型的血的，血统;血气，气质;
vt. 用血染（皮革等），用血弄湿;使出血，抽…的血;让新人初试做某事，使先取得经验;
[法] 租金
🗣️ 情景例句
What line of work are you in?
你做哪一行的？
They who cannot do as they would,must do as they can.
不能如愿而行，也须尽力而为。
He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours.
他经历了一次漫长而又难受的旅程，因为他在那木箱里闷了18个多小时。