(bled, bled/bled/) [] (used especially in the continuous tenses 尤用于进行时) (about a company) to lose a large amount of sth, especially money or jobs（指公司）失去◆The business is bleeding cash at the rate of about $1 million a day.公司每天损失约 100 万元的现金。◆The fishing industry has been bleeding jobs for years.捕渔业多年来不停地解雇员工。 [] to take away a large amount of sb's money or resources榨取（某人的钱财）◆The banking system has been bled of resources by the government this year.今年政府榨取了银行系统的资源。●bleed sb ˈdry/ˈwhiteto take away all sb's money榨干某人全部的钱