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."
雙語例句
1. McNally has spent 17 years at the bleeding edge of computing.
麥克納利已經在計算技術的最前沿工作了17年。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The best way to treat such bleeding is to apply firm pressure.
治療這種流血的最好方法就是牢牢將傷口壓住。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The abnormal bleeding is your body's own red flag of danger.