bloodshed

• n. 流血；杀戮

英文词源

bloodshed (n.)

also blood-shed, c. 1500, "the shedding of (one's) blood," from verbal phrase (attested in late Old English), from blood (n.) + shed (v.). The sense of "slaughter" is much older (early 13c., implied in bloodshedding).

双语例句

1. The group proceeded with a march they knew would lead to bloodshed.

这个团体继续示威游行，他们知道这将导致流血事件的发生。

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2. Officials played down any hope for a quick end to the bloodshed.

官员们让迅速结束这场流血冲突的希望变得渺茫起来。

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3. Rumour, myth and hearsay obscure the truth after months of bloodshed.

杀戮持续了数月后，真相在谣言、谎话和传闻的遮掩下变得模糊不清。

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4. The government must increase the pace of reforms to avoid further bloodshed.

政府必须加快改革步伐，避免发生更多的流血事件。

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5. Church leaders offered prayers and condemned the bloodshed.

教会领袖向上帝祈祷并谴责流血事件。

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