bankrupt

柯林斯词典

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

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.