Large numbers of builders, property firms and retailers have gone bankrupt
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柯林斯高階英漢雙解學(xué)習(xí)詞典釋義
ADJ
破產(chǎn)的；倒閉的；資不抵債的
People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
例句
If the firm cannot sell its products, it will go bankrupt...如果公司的產(chǎn)品賣不出去，它就會倒閉。He was declared bankrupt after failing to pay a ￡114m loan guarantee.由于無力償還1.14億英鎊的貸款擔保，他被宣布破產(chǎn)。
VERB
使破產(chǎn)；使倒閉
To bankrupt a person or organization means to make them go bankrupt.
例句
The move to the market nearly bankrupted the firm and its director...入市幾乎使公司及其董事破產(chǎn)。Uninsured people can be bankrupted by big medical bills.高額的醫(yī)療費會讓未參保者變得傾家蕩產(chǎn)。
N-COUNT
（經(jīng)法院宣告的）破產(chǎn)者
A bankrupt is a person who has been declared bankrupt by a court of law.
ADJ
徹底缺乏的
If you say that something is bankrupt, you are emphasizing that it lacks any value or worth.
例句
He really thinks that European civilisation is morally bankrupt.他確實認為歐洲文明道德淪喪。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
完全缺乏的
He seemed to be bankrupt of hope and confidence.他似乎毫無希望和信心。
vt.
使破產(chǎn), 使枯竭, 使極端貧困
The cost of defending the libel action almost bankrupted the small magazine.為誹謗罪辯護的訴訟費幾乎使這家小雜志社破產(chǎn)。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
Verb
1. reduce to bankruptcy;
"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!""The slump in the financial markets smashed him"