[ADJ 形容词]破产的;倒闭的;资不抵债的 People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
[BUSINESS 商]
If the firm cannot sell its products, it will go bankrupt...
如果公司的产品卖不出去,它就会倒闭。
He was declared bankrupt after failing to pay a £114m loan guarantee.
由于无力偿还1.14亿英镑的贷款担保,他被宣布破产。
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[VERB 动词]使破产;使倒闭 To bankrupt a person or organization means to make them go bankrupt.
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[BUSINESS 商]
The move to the market nearly bankrupted the firm and its director...
入市几乎使公司及其董事破产。
Uninsured people can be bankrupted by big medical bills.
高额的医疗费会让未参保者变得倾家荡产。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](经法院宣告的)破产者 A bankrupt is a person who has been declared bankrupt by a court of law.
[BUSINESS 商]
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[ADJ 形容词]彻底缺乏的 If you say that something is bankrupt, you are emphasizing that it lacks any value or worth.
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He really thinks that European civilisation is morally bankrupt.
他确实认为欧洲文明道德沦丧。
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bank·rupt/ˈbæŋkrʌpt; NAmEˈbæŋkrʌpt/
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bankruptbankruptsbankruptedbankruptingadjective1without enough money to pay what you owe 破产;倒闭SYN
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◆They went bankruptin 2009. 他们于 2009 年破产。◆The company was declared bankruptin the High Court. 那家公司经高等法院宣告破产了。2bankrupt(of sth) ( formal,disapproving) completely lacking in anything that has value 完全缺乏(有价值的东西)◆a government bankrupt of new ideas完全缺乏新观念的政府◆a society that is morally bankrupt道德沦丧的社会noun( law 律) a person who has been judged by a court to be unable to pay his or her debts (经法院判决的)破产者verbbankruptsb to make sb bankrupt使破产◆The company was almost bankrupted by legal costs.这家公司为律师费用所累几乎破产。bank·rupt/ˈbæŋkrʌpt; NAmEˈbæŋkrʌpt/
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bankruptbank‧rupt1 /ˈbæŋkrʌpt/ ●●○ adjective
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1without enough money to pay what you oweSYN insolvent: The firm went bankrupt before the building work was completed. In 1977 he was declared bankrupt (=by a court). Mr Trent lost his house when he was made bankrupt. Seventeen years of war left the country bankrupt. a bankrupt electrical company2completely lacking a particular good quality: The opposition attacked the government as morally bankrupt.THESAURUSbankrupt without any money and unable to pay your debts – used about a person or business that has to officially admit this and stop trading permanently: · Many small businesses will go bankrupt unless interest rates fall.· He was declared bankrupt in the High Court yesterday.be in financial difficulties to have difficulty paying your bills and debts, often so that you are in danger of becoming bankrupt – used about people and businesses: · The firm has been in financial difficulties for some time.· He was in financial difficulties and knew that he would have to sell his home.go bust/go under informal to become bankrupt and have to stop operating – used about a business: · The supermarket isn’t there anymore – it went bust ages ago.· During the last recession, dozens of businesses were going under every day.insolvent formal bankrupt – used about people and businesses: · The bank was declared insolvent.· Directors of insolvent companies often ignore demands for payment.· Individuals becoming insolvent also jumped 9% to 9,470 in the third quarter.
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to make a person, business, or country bankrupt or very poorSYN ruin: Johns had been nearly bankrupted through a failed business venture.
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someone who has officially said that they cannot pay their debtscertified/uncertified bankrupt British English (=one a court does or does not allow to start a business again)
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