bankruptcy ['bæŋ.krəpt.si] legal noun countable or uncountable ■a situation in which a business or a person becomes bankrupt 企业或个人破产(的状况)•The company was forced into bankruptcy.公司被迫宣布破产。 •The toll of bankruptcies was rising daily.倒闭的公司与日俱增。 uncountable ■when an important quality or influence is completely absent (某重要素质或影响)彻底消失•moral bankruptcy道德沦丧 |