bloodletting
noun uk/ˈblʌdˌlet.ɪŋ/ us/ˈblʌdˌlet̬.ɪŋ/
[ U ] formal流血;杀戮，大屠杀
killing and violence, especially between enemy groups involved in an argument that has existed for a long time
ethnic bloodletting 种族大屠杀
[ S or U ]裁员
the situation in which a company reduces the number of people working for it
EWS carried out further bloodletting by sacking some senior employees. EWS公司通过解雇老职员来进一步裁员。
[ U ]（旧时的）放血疗法
in the past, a medical treatment in which blood was taken from a person who wasill