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Bleed white Meaning in English

expression

ˈbɫid/ /ˈhwaɪt/, /ˈwaɪt
BLEED WYTE
blˈiːd/ /wˈaɪt
bleed WYTE

释义

To take so much from a person, organization, or resource that almost nothing is left, usually money or valuables.

用法与细微差别

'Bleed white' is formal and figurative; used for serious situations of financial or resource draining, often by exploitation. Common in news and business contexts. Not about physical bleeding.

例句

The high taxes are starting to bleed white many small businesses.

basic

Corrupt officials tried to bleed white the company.

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Years of war have bled white the country's economy.

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If we keep paying these fees, they're going to bleed us white.

natural

The new owners are just here to bleed white the factory, not improve it.

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They bled the village white, taking every last resource they could find.

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