bankrupt

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts. 破產(chǎn)的[商業(yè)]
If the firm cannot sell its products, it will go bankrupt. 如果這家公司無法銷售其產(chǎn)品，它將面臨破產(chǎn)。
2. V-T To bankrupt a person or organization means to make them go bankrupt. 使破產(chǎn)[商業(yè)]
The move to the market nearly bankrupted the firm and its director. 走向市場(chǎng)的行動(dòng)幾乎使這家公司及其董事破產(chǎn)。
3. N-COUNT A bankrupt is a person who has been declared bankrupt by a court of law. 破產(chǎn)者
In total, 80% of bankrupts are men. 總體來看，有80%的破產(chǎn)者為男性。
4. ADJ If you say that something is bankrupt, you are emphasizing that it lacks any value or worth. 無價(jià)值的[強(qiáng)調(diào)]
He really thinks that European civilization is morally bankrupt. 他確實(shí)認(rèn)為歐洲文明在道德上全無價(jià)值。

The company went bankrupt and was put into the hands of the receivers .
They piled up such a huge debt that they soon went bankrupt.
When it was obvious the company was going bankrupt, the government ordered all their assets to be frozen .
The business went bankrupt after investing an enormous amount on a product that failed to sell .
Without the help of a generous investor , the theatre company would have gone bankrupt.