bankrupt
/ˈbæŋkrʌpt/
adj.
一句话记住
破产的;资不抵债的
释义与例句
adj.
破产的;资不抵债的
legally unable to pay debts and having remaining assets used to repay creditors
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The firm went bankrupt after losing its biggest customer.
失去最大的客户后,这家公司破产了。
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The court declared the retailer bankrupt last week.
法院上周宣布这家零售商破产。
展开其余 1 条例句
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Several bankrupt businesses were sold to new investors.
几家破产企业被出售给了新投资者。
词源与构词
经由法语源自意大利语 banca rotta,字面义为“破凳子”,与旧时兑换商无力偿债的习俗有关。
记忆钩子
go bankrupt 表示“破产”,中间不加 to;对应名词是 bankruptcy。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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bankruptcy 破产;破产事件bankrupt 对应的名词,既可指破产状态,也可指具体破产事件。
同义词
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insolvent 无力偿债的;资不抵债的insolvent 是较正式的财务和法律用语,强调资产不足以偿债;bankrupt 可指经法律程序宣告破产,日常用语中也更常见。The insolvent company sought protection from its creditors. 这家无力偿债的公司寻求债权人保护。
反义词
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solvent 有偿债能力的solvent 在财务语境中与 bankrupt 相对,指有足够资产偿还债务。The business remained solvent despite a fall in sales. 尽管销售额下降,这家企业仍有偿债能力。
常见搭配
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go bankrupt 破产Hundreds of small shops went bankrupt during the recession. 经济衰退期间,数百家小商店破产了。
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be declared bankrupt 被宣告破产He was declared bankrupt after his debts exceeded his assets. 债务超过资产后,他被宣告破产。
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a bankrupt company 破产公司The investors acquired the assets of a bankrupt company. 这些投资者收购了一家破产公司的资产。