VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be破產▸➤become, go變破產◇Hundreds of companies went bankrupt during the recession.經濟衰退期間有數百家公司破產。➤declare sb, make sb宣佈某人破產;使某人破產◇She had to pay the mortgage after her husband was declared bankrupt.丈夫被宣告破產後她得支付按揭貸款。ADVERB➤almost, nearly, virtually瀕於破產;事實上破產▸➤economically, ideologically, intellectually, morally經濟上破產;思想意識破滅;智力枯竭;道德淪喪PREPOSITION➤of (figurative) 完全缺乏◇a government bankrupt of new ideas毫無新觀念的政府
bankrupt adj. ⇨bankrupt (be made bankrupt)⇨go bankrupt⇨closeverb2bankrupt
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➡ See also the entry for poor1另见poor条第1义bankrupt ♦︎ bust ♦︎ insolvent ♦︎ brokeThese words all describe a person or business that has little or no money and therefore cannot pay what they owe.这些词均表示破产。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to go bankrupt / bust / broke◆to declare sb bankrupt / insolvent◆virtually bankrupt / bust / insolvent■bankruptnot having enough money to pay what you owe破产◆The firm went bankrupt in 2003 and all its assets were sold off.这家企业于2003年破产,变卖了全部资产。▸bankrupt
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[transitive] ◆The company was almost bankrupted by legal costs.这家公司为法律费用所累,几近破产。▸bankruptcy ˈbæŋkrʌptsi
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[uncountable, countable] ◆The company filed for bankruptcy(= asked to be officially bankrupt) in 2006.这家公司于2006年提交了破产申请。◆There could be further bankruptcies among small farmers.可能还会有小农场破产。■bust [not usually before noun] (informal) bankrupt破产◆We lost our money when the travel company went bust.旅行社破产,我们的钱都赔了进去。■insolventɪnˈsɒlvənt; NAmEɪnˈsɑːlvənt (finance金融) bankrupt无力偿付债务的;破产的◆The company has been declared insolvent.这家公司被宣布破产了。OPPsolventⓘ If a person or company is solvent they have enough money to pay their debts. * solvent表示个人或公司有足够的钱偿付债务◆The company managed to remain solvent during the recession.这家公司在经济衰退期间设法保持偿付能力。▸insolvency
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[uncountable, countable] ◆The company is close to insolvency.这家公司濒临破产。■broke [not before noun] (ratherinformal) having no money没钱;囊中羞涩;破产◆I'm always broke by the end of the month.我总是一到月底就没钱花了。NOTE辨析 Bankrupt, bust, insolvent or broke?In general English bankrupt is preferred. Insolvent is used more in Business English. There are technical differences in meaning: sb who is bankrupt has been legally declared bankrupt; if they are insolvent this may only be temporary. Insolvent is used more about businesses than about individual people. However, these differences in meaning are less important than the difference in register. Go bust and go broke are rather informal ways of saying go bankrupt.在日常英语中一般用bankrupt,insolvent多用于商务英语。这两个词在严格的意义上有差别:bankrupt表示在法律上已被宣布破产,insolvent表示可能只是暂时无力偿付债务。insolvent较多用来描述公司而非个人的状况。不过,这些语义上的差别不如语体风格上的差别重要。go bust和go broke不如go bankrupt正式◆The company was declared bankrupt in the High Court.那家公司经高等法院宣告破产。◆The company was declared bust/broke in the High Court.