He wasn't able to stave off bankruptcy.

他没能躲开破产的命运。

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The company managed to stave off bankruptcy for another few months.

公司想方设法又坚持了几个月而未破产。

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It's all small potatoes that won't do much to help the company stave off bankruptcy, according to the experts.

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As airlines stave off bankruptcy by cutting amenities and services to their economy classes, there seems to be a shield around the almighty first class.

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The well-publicised troubles of Nissan Motor, which is closing five car plants and chopping 21, 000 jobs to stave off bankruptcy, have made it acceptable for even profitable firms to announce pre-emptive cuts of their own.

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