bankrupt

['bæŋkrʌpt]

adj.破产的, 道德败坏的, 枯竭的
n.破产者, 无知的人
vt.使破产

a.

1. 破产的; 有关破产的

His business failed and he went bankrupt.

他的生意失败了, 他也破产了。

2. 已完全失败的, 枯竭了的

a morally bankrupt society

道德沦丧的社会

3. 彻底缺乏的, 丧失……的[(+of/in)]

He was bankrupt of original ideas.

他毫无独创性的见解。

vt.

1. 使破产; 使赤贫

He has spent so much money on the venture that it will bankrupt him.

他花了这么多钱从事这冒险买卖, 到头来会让他破产的。

2. 使枯竭

n.[C]

1. 破产者; 赤贫者

2. (在某方面)完全丧失者

These people are intellectual bankrupts.

这些人一点知识也没有。

词形变化

形容词: bankrup-tive | 名词: bankruptcy | 动词过去式: bankrupted | 动词过去分词: bankrupted | 动词现在分词: bankrupting | 动词第三人称单数: bankrupts |

词义辨析

同义:

n.负债者, 乞讨者

debtor  insolvent

a.破产的, 负债的, 乞讨的

insolvent  gone belly up  ruined  wiped out  broke  busted  penniless  in the red

a.缺少的, 不足的, 需要的

lacking  deficient in  wanting  devoid of  in need of

v.使穷困, 乞讨, 使破产

impoverish  beggar  pauperize  

同义参见:

destitute  poor  

英英释义

名词 bankrupt:

someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

同义词：insolvent

动词 bankrupt:

reduce to bankruptcy

同义词：ruin, break, smash

形容词 bankrupt:

financially ruined

同义词：belly-up

补充

bankruptbankrupt英:[ˈbæŋkrʌpt] 美:[ˈbæŋkˌrʌpt, -rəpt]adj.1.破产的, 倒闭的2.完全缺乏的He seemed to be bankrupt of hope and confidence.他似乎毫无希望和信心。n.1.破产者vt.1.使破产, 使枯竭, 使极端贫困The cost of defending the libel action almost bankrupted the small magazine.为诽谤罪辩护的诉讼费几乎使这家小杂志社破产。

例句

1. If the firm cannot sell its products, it will go bankrupt.如果产品卖不出去, 这家公司将破产。 2. He was declared bankrupt after failing to pay a £114m loan guarantee.因未能偿付1.14亿英镑的贷款担保金, 他被宣告破产。 3. The company was made bankrupt in December.这家公司于12月被逼破产。 4. He hasn't grown rich doing this. In fact, he has become nearly bankrupt.他做这个生意没有发财。事实上他差点儿倾家荡产。 5. He thinks that European civilization is morally bankrupt.他认为欧洲文明已经在道德上破产。 6. Christianity, they proclaim, is spiritually bankrupt.他们宣称基督教在精神上已经枯竭。 7. bankrupt of intelligence毫无才智的 8. It can be very hard for bankrupts to find a job.破产的人找工作会很难。 9. bankrupts are barred from political office.破产者被禁止担任政治职务。 10. This group are clearly the most heartless bankrupts ever to govern our nation.在我们国家历来的统治者中, 这个集团显然是最残忍和丧尽天良的。 11. The cost of the court case bankrupted him.这个案子的诉讼费用使他破产了。 12. The move nearly bankrupted the firm.这个举措几乎使公司破产。 13. Uninsured people can be bankrupted by big medical bills.没有保险的人会被巨额医疗费用弄得倾家荡产。 14. Their embezzlement bankrupted the firm.他们贪污挪用公款使商行破产了。 15. to bankrupt the natural resources and manpower耗尽自然资源和人力 16. to bankrupt the novel as a work of art毁坏了小说的艺术性 17. to bankrupt someone of courage to face the hardships使某人丧失面对困苦的勇气 18. he committed suicide after going bankrupt.破产之后他自杀了。 19. their cause is morally bankrupt.他们的事业毫无道德价值。 20. the strike nearly bankrupted the union.罢工几乎使工会破产。 21. The failure of the new product almost bankrupted the firm.新产品的失败几乎使这家公司破产。 22. a bankrupt company一家破产的公司 23. The lawsuit could leave them bankrupt.这起诉讼可能使他们破产。 24. The company went bankrupt. [=became unable to pay its debts]这家公司破产了 25. "After 10 years in a bad marriage, she was bankrupt emotionally. [=empty of emotions; not able to feel emotions]"经历了10年糟糕的婚姻生活，她的情感已经荡然无存。 26. a morally bankrupt politician [=an immoral politician; a politician who has no morals]道德沦丧的政客 27. Several risky deals bankrupted the company.几笔风险交易导致这家公司破产。 28. "As a lawyer, she specialized in working with bankrupts."作为律师，她专门处理破产者的官司。