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bloodletting
noun
uk /ˈblʌdˌlet.ɪŋ/ us /ˈblʌdˌlet̬.ɪŋ/
[ U ]formal
killing and violence, especially between enemy groups involved in an argument that has existed for a long time: 流血;杀戮，大屠杀
ethnic bloodletting种族大屠杀
[ S or U ]
the situation in which a company reduces the number of people working for it: 裁员
EWS carried out further bloodletting by sacking some senior employees.EWS公司通过解雇老职员来进一步裁员。
[ U ]
in the past, a medical treatment in which blood was taken from a person who wasill （旧时的）放血疗法
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bloodletting | Business English
bloodletting
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈblʌdˌletɪŋ/us
WORKPLACE informal
a process in which a company with financial problems gets rid of a lot of employees at the same time:
Twenty-five senior employees were fired in the latest round of bloodletting.
STOCK MARKET
a period of time during which shares lose a lot of their value:
Wall Street prepared itself for a week of bloodletting as stock market conditions continued to worsen.
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