bankruptcy

英['bæŋkrʌptsi] 美['bæŋkrʌptsi]
  • n. 破产;倒闭
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Noun:
  1. a state of complete lack of some abstract property;

    "spiritual bankruptcy"
    "moral bankruptcy"
    "intellectual bankruptcy"

  2. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due;

    "the company had to declare bankruptcy"
    "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

  3. a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent

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。

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2. 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。

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3. 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。

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4. 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。

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5. 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。

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    1. The bank of bankruptcy is investigated by the court.
      那家破产的银行正被法院调查。
    2. Ten bankruptcies were recorded in this town last year.
      去年这个镇已有十起破产事件。
    3. The prospect of bankruptcy has now receded.
      破产的危险已经减少了。
    4. The government has rescued the firm from bankruptcy by giving them a grant.
      政府拨款给这家公司使其免于破产。
    5. He dissipated most of his money and was on the brink of bankruptcy.
      他挥霍掉了大部分钱财,濒于破产。
    6. The bankruptcy of several small firms was the prelude to general economic collapse.
      几家小商行倒闭了,随之而来的是经济大萧条。