[] () used to talk about a situation in which a business is losing a lot of money, has a lot of debt, etc. 亏损；赤字◆It was the company's third consecutive quarter of red ink. 这是这家公司连续第三个季度出现赤字了。◆The health-care industry is bleeding red ink (= losing a lot of money). 医疗保健行业一直在亏损。ⓘ In the past, red ink was used to show losses in financial records. 过去，在财务记录中用红墨水表示亏损。