bankrupt /ˈbæŋkrʌpt/ CET4 TEM4 ( bankrupting, bankrupted, bankrupts )

• 1. 

  ADJ People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts. 破产的 [商业]

  例：

  If the firm cannot sell its products, it will go bankrupt.

  如果这家公司无法销售其产品，它将面临破产。

• 2. 

  V-T To bankrupt a person or organization means to make them go bankrupt. 使破产 [商业]

  例：

  The move to the market nearly bankrupted the firm and its director.

  走向市场的行动几乎使这家公司及其董事破产。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A bankrupt is a person who has been declared bankrupt by a court of law. 破产者

  例：

  In total, 80% of bankrupts are men.

  总体来看，有80%的破产者为男性。

• 4. 

  ADJ If you say that something is bankrupt, you are emphasizing that it lacks any value or worth. 无价值的 [强调]

  例：

  He really thinks that European civilization is morally bankrupt.

  他确实认为欧洲文明在道德上全无价值。