late 14c., "a flowing out of blood;" mid-15c. as "a drawing out of blood;" verbal noun formed after earlier present participle adjective (early 13c.) of bleed. Figurative use is from 1796. As a euphemism for bloody, from 1858. In U.S. history, Bleeding Kansas, in reference to the slavery disputes in that territory 1854-60, is attested from 1856, said to have been first used by the New York "Tribune."
双语例句
1. McNally has spent 17 years at the bleeding edge of computing.
麦克纳利已经在计算技术的最前沿工作了17年。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The best way to treat such bleeding is to apply firm pressure.
治疗这种流血的最好方法就是牢牢将伤口压住。
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3. The abnormal bleeding is your body's own red flag of danger.
