/ˈbæŋ.krəpt.si/
the state of being bankrupt 破产 SYN insolvency
The company filed for bankruptcy (= asked to be officially bankrupt ) in 2009.
这家公司于 2009 年提交了破产申请。
moral/political bankruptcy
道德的沦丧；政治的破产
There could be further bankruptcies among small farmers.
小农场主中可能还会有人破产。
verb
~ sbto make sb bankrupt 使破产
The company was almost bankrupted by legal costs.
这家公司为律师费用所累几乎破产。