bloodletting /ˈblʌdˌlɛtɪŋ/ noun plural bloodlettings
plural bloodlettings
Learner's definition of BLOODLETTING
1 [noncount]
a : the former practice of taking some blood out of the bodies of sick people to heal them放血疗法
b : the practice of causing someone to bleed as part of a religious ceremony(宗教仪式中的)放血 2
[noncount] : the killing of people杀戮 3
: the act of reducing the number of workers in a company裁员 [noncount]
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