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bankrupt

UK //ˈbæŋkrʌpt//US //ˈbæŋkrʌpt//

词源

源自意大利语 'banca rotta',字面意思是 'broken bench'(断裂的长凳),指中世纪货币兑换商在破产时会被折断其工作台。

adjective

❶ 指个人或公司因无力偿还债务而被法律宣告破产的状态,通常意味着资产将被清算以偿还债权人。

“The company went bankrupt after failing to pay its debts.”

(该公司因无力偿还债务而破产。)

“He was declared bankrupt last year.”

(他去年被宣告破产。)

❶ 比喻完全缺乏某种品质或资源,常用于形容精神或道德上的匮乏。

“He is morally bankrupt and cannot be trusted.”

(他在道德上完全破产,不可信任。)

“The government's policy is intellectually bankrupt.”

(政府的政策在智力上是贫乏的。)

同义词:insolvent, ruined, broke, penniless, destitute

verb

❶ 使某人或某机构破产,通常指因财务问题而无法继续经营。

“The lawsuit nearly bankrupted the small company.”

(这场诉讼几乎让这家小公司破产。)

“Poor management decisions bankrupted the family business.”

(糟糕的管理决策使这家家族企业破产。)

同义词:ruin, impoverish, break, deplete, exhaust

常见短语

go bankrupt — 指企业或个人因财务问题而正式进入破产状态,无法继续经营或偿还债务。

“If sales don't improve, we might go bankrupt by next year.”

(如果销售没有改善,我们可能明年就会破产。)

morally bankrupt — 形容个人或组织在道德上完全丧失信誉或原则,常用于批评缺乏伦理的行为。

“The scandal revealed the politician to be morally bankrupt.”

(这起丑闻揭露了这位政客在道德上的彻底破产。)