"bloodletting" in Chinese (Simplified)
放血
Definition
给人放血的行为,尤其是过去的一种医疗方法。也可以指许多人受伤或被杀的暴力事件。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
一般用于正式或历史语境。可指医学上的古老放血疗法,也可比喻大规模流血冲突。日常对话中很少见。
Examples
The company went through some financial bloodletting to survive the crisis.
公司为了度过危机经历了严重的财务**损失**。
Bloodletting was a common practice in ancient medicine.
**放血**在古代医学中很常见。
Doctors believed bloodletting could cure diseases.
医生认为**放血**可以治病。
Modern medicine does not use bloodletting anymore.
现代医学不再使用**放血**。
After the revolution, there was political bloodletting across the country.
革命后,全国范围内发生了政治**流血冲突**。
The movie showed scenes of brutal bloodletting during the battle.
电影中展示了战斗中惨烈**流血**的场面。