bleed
v (pt, pp bled)
1
(a) [I] lose or emit blood 流血
bleed to death 流血而死.
(b) [I, Ipr] ~ (for sth) (fig 比喻) suffer wounds or die (for a cause, one's country) (為事業、祖國)負傷或犧性
those who bled for the revolution 為革命而獻身的人們.
2 [Tn] draw blood from (sb) 給(某人)放血
Doctors used to bleed people when they were ill. 從前醫生常常給病人放血.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (for sth) (infml 口) extort (money) from sb 向某人勒索(錢財)
The blackmailers bled him for every penny he had. 勒索者把他的錢榨得一乾二凈.
4 [I] (of a plant, tree, etc) lose sap or juice (指花草、樹木等)流漿, 流出汁液.
5 (idm 習語) bleed sb white take away all sb's money 榨取某人所有的錢. one's heart bleeds for sb => heart.
?? 考研助記
不利的(諧音): 流血是不利的兆頭 blood-bleed:血管oo變成了ee,因為 流血
?? 擴展釋義
*[bli:d]vi. 流血, 悲痛, 滲出vt. 使出血, 榨取【化】 泄放孔
?? 同詞根單詞
blazen. 火焰;光輝;爆發;光彩;
vi. 猛烈地燃燒;發光,照耀;
vt. 在樹片上刻痕指示(道路等);公開宣布;