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bankruptcy

英 ['b??kr?pts?] 美['b??kr?ptsi]
  • n. 破產(chǎn)

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詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?bankruptcies;

英文詞源


bankruptcy (n.)
1700, from bankrupt, "probably on the analogy of insolvency, but with -t erroneously retained in spelling, instead of being merged in the suffix ...." [OED]. Figurative use from 1761.

雙語例句


1. The massacre laid bare the moral bankruptcy of the regime.
大屠殺使該政權(quán)的道德淪喪暴露無遺。

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2. The corporation is fighting to survive its second brush with bankruptcy.
公司正在努力擺脫自身遭遇的第二次破產(chǎn)危機。

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3. The British East India Tea Company was overextended and faced bankruptcy.
英國東印度茶業(yè)公司攤子大、開支多,已瀕臨破產(chǎn)。

來自柯林斯例句

4. It is the second airline in two months to file for bankruptcy.
這是兩個月內(nèi)第二家申請破產(chǎn)的航空公司。

來自柯林斯例句

5. The recession and hospital bills drove them into bankruptcy.
經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退和醫(yī)療賬單逼得他們破產(chǎn)了。

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