[] (used especially in the continuous tenses 尤用於进行时) (about a company) to lose a large amount of sth, especially money or jobs (指公司)失去◆The business is bleeding cash at the rate of about $1 million a day. 公司每天损失约 100 万元的现金。◆The fishing industry has been bleeding jobs for years. 捕渔业多年来不停地解雇员工。
[] to take away a large amount of sb's money or resources 榨取(某人的钱财)◆The banking system has been bled of resources by the government this year. 今年政府榨取了银行系统的资源。
●bleed sb ˈdry/ˈwhiteto take away all sb's money 榨乾某人全部的钱