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词汇 be bleeding red ink
释义
idiombe bleeding red ink AmEAmEused in order to say that a business is losing a lot of moneyoften used in newspapers, on television news etc:Despite cutting thousands of jobs, United Bakeries is still bleeding red ink.They are going to bleed red ink until they close down the Birmingham factory.
NoteAccountants (=people who take care of financial accounts) used to use red ink to show that a company owed money.

be bleeding red ink

To be struggling financially, as of a business; to be consistently losing money. Red ink was traditionally used when indicating withdrawals from a business account. If our company is still bleeding red ink like this at the end of the quarter, we'll be in real danger of going bankrupt.

be bleeding red ink

JOURNALISM
If a company is bleeding red ink, it has severe financial problems. Even large companies are bleeding red ink. The company reported huge losses for the year ended March 31, but vowed that after three straight years of bleeding red ink, the worst is behind them. Note: This expression comes from the practice in the past of using red ink to fill in entries on the debit side of a book of accounts.
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