adj.破产的;道德败坏的;枯竭的
n.破产者;无知的人
vt.使破产
If your liabilities exceed your assets, you may go bankrupt. 如果你所负的债超过你的资产,你就会破产。
I was bankrupt and unable to pay his debts. 我破产了,不能偿还他的债务。
He has been feeling low since he went bankrupt. 破产后他一直很消沉。
He believes that modern society is morally bankrupt. 他认为现代社会已丧失道德观念。
The opposition attacked the government as morally bankrupt. 反对党抨击政府道德沦丧。
He was bankrupt of original ideas. 他毫无独创性的见解。
We are bankrupt of earthly treasures. 我们失去了尘世间的所有珍宝。
用作名词 (n.)The bankrupt had made over all his property to his wife. 这个破产者已把他所有的财产转让给了他的妻子。
用作及物动词 (vt.)Foolish expenditures will bankrupt him. 胡乱的花费将使他破产。
Replacing those machines now will bankrupt us. 现在要更换那些机器肯定会使我们破产。
Farmers grumble that their margins are so low that a bad year can bankrupt them. 农民抱怨说他们利润太低,以至于一年歉收就足以导致破产。
bankrupt用作形容词的基本意思是“破产的,倒闭的”,尤指无力偿还债务,或经营不善而关闭的。引申可指“缺乏的”,可用于物质上,也可用于道德上。
bankrupt用作形容词时不用于比较等级。