bankrupt
n
(law 律) person judged by a lawcourt to be unable to pay his debts in full, whose property is then taken by the court and used to repay his creditors 破產者. bankrupt, adj
1
(a) (law 律) declared by a court to be a bankrupt 經法院宣判為破產的.
(b) unable to pay one's debts 無力還債的: go/be bankrupt 破產.
2 ~ (of sth) (derog 貶) completely lacking (in sth that is good) 完全缺乏(某種良好事物)
bankrupt of ideas, moral scruples 毫無主意、道德上的約束
a society that is morally bankrupt 道德淪喪的社會. bankrupt, v [Tn]
make (sb) bankrupt 使(某人)破產.
?? 考研助記
bankrupt破產:bank銀行 rupt(=break)破裂 rupture n/v 破裂 ab(=off)+rupt:abrupt 突然的 co(共同)+rupt:corrupt 腐敗的 dis(分離)+rupt:破裂分散即 使破裂 e(=out)+rupt:erupt=break out 暴發 inter(相互)+rupt:在相互相交中被 打斷 i(=in)+rupt:irrupt:break in 突然闖入
?? 擴展釋義
*['b??kr?pt]n. 破產者a. 破產的vt. 使破產【經】 破產者, 破產; 破產
?? 同詞根單詞
ripn. 裂口;廢物;[美國俚語]偷竊;浪子;
vt.& vi. 扯破,撕壞;
vt. 撕成;鋸;猛地扯開;拆(衣服);
vi. 裂開,綻線;