bloodletting
n. 杀戮；放血疗法；血洗；内讧；裁员；（同组织内两队之间发生的）互不相让的激烈争吵
v. 流血；放血（bloodlet的现在分词）
例句
Once again there's been ferocious bloodletting in the township.
镇上再次发生了血腥杀戮事件。
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Hopefully a satisfactory solution can be reached without much bloodletting.
希望不需要经过激烈的争吵就可以达成令人满意的解决方案。
As it happened, even AIG's rescue did not stop the bloodletting.
一旦这种后果产生，即使拯救AIG也不能停止这次大放血。
