| 单词 | bleed |
| 释义 | bleed (bliːd ) Word forms: bleeds , bleeding , bled 1. verb B1+ When you bleed, you lose blood from your body as a result of injury or illness. His head had struck the sink and was bleeding. [VERB] He was bleeding profusely. [VERB] She's going to bleed to death! [VERB + to] bleeding uncountable noun B2 This results in internal bleeding. 2. verb If the colour of one substance bleeds into the colour of another substance that it is touching, it goes into the other thing so that its colour changes in an undesirable way. The colouring pigments from the skins are not allowed to bleed into the grape juice. [VERB preposition] 3. verb If someone is being bled, money or other resources are gradually being taken away from them. [disapproval] We have been gradually bled for twelve years. [be VERB-ed] They mean to bleed the British to the utmost. [VERB noun] Synonyms: extort, milk, squeeze, drain 4. bleed sb dry phrase [VERB inflects] If someone is being bled dry or is being bled white, all of their money or other resources are gradually being taken away from them. The war has bled the once-strong Armenian economy dry. 5. See also nosebleed Idioms: bleed someone dry to make a person, organization, or country weak, for example by forcing them to use up all their money or resources He extorted money from me on a regular basis for five years. But he was careful not to bleed me dry. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bleed red ink [journalism] to have severe financial problems Even large companies are bleeding red ink. But they are quickly closing plants and axing thousands of jobs to boost performance. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: bleed heavily Shaw was bleeding heavily from a cut above one eye, and he held up a hand with two badly broken fingers. THE SCAR (2001) The attack left the victim bleeding heavily and needing treatment at an outside hospital. The Sun (2012) She was bleeding heavily and was unconscious. The Sun (2009) If any or all of these elements are abnormal, you may find you bruise easily or bleed profusely when you cut yourself. The Sun Because the blood vessels comprising an angioma are so close to the skin's surface, cherry angiomas may bleed profusely if they are injured. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Stingray wounds have also been found to bleed profusely and for a long amount of time after the initial puncture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He fell to the floor, and began to bleed profusely. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Others had their bowels punctured, causing them to bleed profusely. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 出血 Japanese: 出血する |
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