(usually used in newspapers) a situation where a company removes lots of employees from their jobs because of serious financial problems （通常用於报章）血腥解雇（公司因严重财政问题而大量裁减雇员）◆In the first round of bloodletting, 17 000 will lose their jobs. 在第一轮的血腥解雇中，17 000 人将失业。
(usually used in newspapers) a situation where the prices of shares on the stock exchange decrease by a large amount （通常用於报章）狂跌◆The bloodletting on Wall Street continues as investors rush to sell their stocks. 由於投资者急於抛售自己的股票，华尔街股票价格继续狂跌。