bloodletting
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++blood·let·ting /ˈblʌdˌletɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] 1 KILLkilling people 流血，杀戮 SYN bloodshed The movie contains scenes of violence and bloodletting. 这部电影里有暴力和血腥的镜头。2. SHMHa medical treatment used in the past that involved removing some of a person’s blood 〔旧时医疗的〕放血 （术）3 BEa reduction in the number of people working for an organization, industry etc 裁员 Many jobs have been lost, and the bloodletting isn’t over yet. 许多人已经失去了工作，然而裁员仍未结束。
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bloodletting• I won't go into the commercial bloodletting that followed.• We've heard rumors that a major management bloodletting is about to happen.• Troops are trying to stop the worst of the bloodletting in the capital.From Longman Business Dictionarybloodlettingblood‧let‧ting /ˈblʌdˌletɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] journalismHUMAN RESOURCES dismissing employees in large numbersAfter two years of layoffs, bloodletting at the company may be over.blood·let·ting nounChineseSyllable
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bloodletting
blood‧let‧ting /ˈblʌdˌletɪŋ/
noun [uncountable]
1. killing people
SYN bloodshed:
The movie contains scenes of violence and bloodletting.
2. a medical treatment used in the past that involved removing some of a person’s blood
3. a reduction in the number of people working for an organization, industry etc:
Many jobs have been lost, and the bloodletting isn’t over yet.
blood‧let‧ting /ˈblʌdˌletɪŋ/
noun [uncountable]1. killing people
SYN bloodshed:
2. a medical treatment used in the past that involved removing some of a person’s blood
3. a reduction in the number of people working for an organization, industry etc: