"bleed dry" in Chinese (Simplified)
榨干(资源/金钱)
Definition
把某人所有的钱或资源都拿走,让他们一无所有。常用于形容不公平或逐步完全榨干某个人或机构的过程。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
属于非正式,通常是比喻用法,不是实际流血。多用于描述像高税收、高价格或不断索取把人耗尽的情况。常见搭配有 'bleed dry by' 和 'bleed a company dry'。不要和真正的流血混淆。
Examples
High taxes can bleed dry small businesses.
高额税收会把小企业**榨干**。
The constant fees will bleed you dry if you are not careful.
不断的收费会把你**榨干**,如果你不小心的话。
If you keep lending him money, he'll bleed you dry.
如果你一直借钱给他,他会把你**榨干**。
That repair shop totally bled me dry with all those extra charges.
那家修理店各种额外收费把我**榨干**了。
The lawsuit almost bled the family dry.
官司差点把那家人**榨干**。
Years of debt payments finally bled them dry.
多年的还债最终把他们**榨干**了。