单词 | bloodletting |
释义 | bloodletting bloodletting // noun [U]
1 (usually used in newspapers) a situation where a company removes lots of employees from their jobs because of serious financial problems: In the first round of bloodletting, 17 000 will lose their jobs.
2 (usually used in newspapers) a situation where the prices of shares on the stock exchange decrease by a large amount: The bloodletting on Wall Street continues as investors rush to sell their stocks. |
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