/ˈhɛm.ə.rɪdʒ/
hemorrhage 是一个名词和动词,意为"大出血"或"大量流血"。作为名词,指体内或体外的大量出血;作为动词,指大量流血或比喻性地大量流失(如资金、人才等)。
The patient began to hemorrhage after the surgery and was rushed back to the operating room.
手术后病人开始大出血,被紧急送回手术室。
The company has been hemorrhaging money for months, losing millions of dollars each quarter due to poor management decisions.
由于糟糕的管理决策,这家公司几个月来一直在大量亏损,每个季度损失数百万美元。
hemorrhage 源自希腊语 haimorrhagia,由 haima(血)和 rhegnynai(爆裂、涌出)组成,字面意思是"血液涌出"。该词经由拉丁语 haemorrhagia 传入英语,在17世纪左右进入英语。美式英语拼写为 hemorrhage,英式英语拼写为 haemorrhage。