Definition
浴血 literally means 'to bathe in blood', but it's used metaphorically to describe fierce, bloody fighting or a desperate struggle. It commonly appears in fixed four-character expressions like 浴血奋战. As a verb‑object compound (离合词), it can be split when inserting a measure word or duration, e.g., 浴过一次血 ('bathed in blood once'). Use it in contexts of battle, sacrifice, or extreme effort.
v.o.
to fight fiercely in a bloody battleto make a blood‑soaked struggle
Examples
- 。Tāmen zài zhànchǎng shàng yù xuè fènzhàn le sān tiān sān yè.They fought fiercely on the battlefield for three days and nights.
- 浴血。Zhè cì xíngdòng shì yí cì yù xuè de zhàndòu.This operation was a blood‑soaked battle.
- 。Tā céng zài zhànzhēng zhōng yù guò yí cì xuè.He once experienced a bloody fight in the war.
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