bankrupt/bankruptcy

bankrupt /ˈbæŋkrəpt/ I. adj. 1.破产的：go bankrupt破产；a bankrupt foreign policy 破了产的外交政策；bankrupt laws 破产法 2.彻底缺乏的：be morally bankrupt 道德败坏，缺德；be bankrupt in reputation 名誉扫地 The joke is bankrupt of humour. 那笑话毫无幽默感可言。‖II.vt. 使破产，使贫乏：Bad operations bankrupted the company. 经营不善使那公司破了产。‖III. n.［c］破产者：Alfred Nobel was the son of a bankrupt, but became a millionaire. 阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔是一个破产者的儿子，却成了百万富翁。

bankruptcy n. [c] & [u] (pl. bankruptcies) 破产：go into bankruptcy 破产Many companies were facing bankruptcy.很多公司都面临破产。Bankruptcies are up on a year ago.破产数比一年前增多了。