bankruptcy

英 [ˈbæŋkrʌptsi]

美 [ˈbæŋkrʌptsi]

n. 破产

Collins.2 / BNC.5401 / COCA.4171

牛津词典

noun

N-UNCOUNT 破产；倒闭
Bankruptcyis the state of being bankrupt.
1. It is the second airline in two months to file for bankruptcy...
  这是两个月内第二家申请破产的航空公司。
2. Many established firms were facing bankruptcy.
  许多成熟的企业正面临倒闭。
N-COUNT 破产事件；倒闭事件
Abankruptcyis an instance of an organization or person going bankrupt.
1. The number of corporate bankruptcies climbed in August.
  8月份企业破产数字攀升。
N-UNCOUNT 彻底；缺乏
If you refer to something'sbankruptcy, you are emphasizing that it is completely lacking in value or worth.
1. The massacre laid bare the moral bankruptcy of the regime.
  大屠杀使该政权的道德沦丧暴露无遗。

noun

a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent
inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
1. the company had to declare bankruptcy
2. fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks
Synonym:failure
a state of complete lack of some abstract property
1. spiritual bankruptcy
2. moral bankruptcy
3. intellectual bankruptcy

The British East India Tea Company was overextended and faced bankruptcy
英国东印度茶业公司摊子大、开支多，已濒临破产。
This long-drawn-out war brought their country's finance to the verge of bankruptcy.
这场旷日持久的战争使他们国家财政濒于破产的边缘。
The company is in bankruptcy proceedings in the wake of a strike that began last spring.
去年春天开始的罢工一结束，这家公司就进入了破产程序。
The recession and hospital bills drove them into bankruptcy
经济衰退和医疗账单逼得他们破产了。
His misfortunes culminated in his bankruptcy.
他的厄运达到了顶点，终于破产。
The corporation is fighting to survive its second brush with bankruptcy.
公司正在努力摆脱自身遭遇的第二次破产危机。
The Congress passed a new bankruptcy law.
国会通过了一项新的破产法。
The number of corporate bankruptcies climbed in August.
8月份企业破产数字攀升。
The company was forced into bankruptcy.
这家公司被强行破产了。
The bankruptcy court denied the request.
破产法院否决了这一请求。