Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #6460
bleed
流血
To lose blood from a wound or injury.
- 1.
To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
- 2.
To menstruate.
- 3.
To let or draw blood from.
- 4.
To take large amounts of money from.
- 5.
To steadily lose (something vital).
- 6.
To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.
- 7.
To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.
- 8.
To tap off high-pressure gas (usually air) from a system that produces high-pressure gas primarily for another purpose.
- 9.
To show one's group loyalty by showing (its associated color) in one's blood.
- 10.
To lose sap, gum, or juice.
- 11.
To issue forth, or drop, like blood from an incision.
- 12.
To destroy the environment where another phonological rule would have applied.
- 13.
To (cause to) extend to the edge of the page, without leaving any margin.
- 14.
To lose money.
来月经;行经;渗色;洇开;流失;损失;榨取;敲诈;放血;抽血
In use
If you cut your finger, it will bleed for a few minutes.
The corrupt official bled the company dry with endless bribes.
The mechanic is bleeding the brake system to remove air bubbles.
bleed from sth
He was bleeding from a cut on his hand.
他手上有一道伤口在流血。
bleed sb
Medieval doctors often bled patients to treat illnesses.
中世纪的医生经常给病人放血来治疗疾病。
bleed sb dry
比喻用法,指榨取所有资源。
The corrupt officials bled the company dry.
Connections
Collocations
- bleed to death
- 流血致死
- The soldier bled to death on the battlefield.士兵在战场上流血致死。
- bleed heavily
- 大量出血
- She was bleeding heavily from the wound.她伤口大量出血。
- bleed someone dry
- 榨干某人
- The tax system is bleeding the middle class dry.税收制度正在榨干中产阶级。
- bleed the system
- 榨取系统资源
- Corruption bleeds the public system.腐败榨取公共系统资源。
- bleed into
- 渗入,扩散到
- The colors bled into each other.颜色互相渗入。
- bleed from
- 从…流血
Learner notes
Memory Tip
流血是bleed,想象“b”像伤口,“leed”像流出的血。
Context & Register
混合语域;多用于医疗、非正式经济及技术语境,例如伤口流血、榨取钱财、排放液体
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'bleed' (pronounced /bliːd/) and share the /iːd/ sound. Be careful not to confuse with 'bled' (/blɛd/), which has a different vowel.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.