单词 | bankrupt |
释义 | bankrupt —bankrupt /ˈbæŋ.krʌpt/ adjective C1 LEGAL unable to pay what you owe, and having had control of your financial matters given, by a law court, to a person who sells your property to pay your debts: » He went bankrupt after only a year in business.» The recession has led to many small businesses going bankrupt.Thesaurus+: ↑Poverty and poorF0 INFORMAL having no money: » I shall go bankrupt if you children keep on asking for more pocket money!Thesaurus+: ↑Poverty and poorF0 DISAPPROVING not having any good qualities: » He believes that modern society is morally bankrupt.Thesaurus+: ↑Lacking things , ↑Scarce, inadequate and not enough , ↑Essential or necessary• • • Extra Examples:» 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.noun [C] LEGAL ► F0 a person who is officially bankrupt: » He was declared a bankrupt in 2011.Thesaurus+: ↑Poor peopleverb [T] LEGAL ↑Verb Endings for bankrupt ► F0 to cause someone to become bankrupt: » They feared that the loss would bankrupt them.Thesaurus+: ↑Starting, succeeding and failing in business |
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