【bankruptcy】 - A-level备考词汇

bankruptcy

UK:  ['bæŋkrʌptsi]

US:  ['bæŋk.rʌptsi]

复数：bankruptcies  

n.

1.破产,倒闭,倒账,无偿付能力

2.〔律〕破产法案

3.经营失败

4.垮台

5.枯竭

6.倒团

7.无支付能力

1 . In an interview with CNBC last week, Zell said filing for bankruptcy was a "preemptive" move to shore up the company for the future.
上周在接受国家广播有线电视公司采访时，泽尔称破产申请是一种支撑企业未来发展的预防性措施。

2 . "Companies are going to be forced to use bankruptcy as a vehicle to right-size the balance sheet, " he said.
他指出，“企业被迫将破产作为一种调整资产负债表至合理规模的手段”。

3 . He said in a report filed recently in Manhattan bankruptcy court that he has so far recovered more than $1 billion in assets.
他近期向曼哈顿破产法庭提交报告称，目前他已经追回了10多亿美元资产。

4 . Chrysler's bankruptcy sale dragged out for a few days after a group of Indiana pension funds appealed.
在一个印第安纳州退休基金团队提起上诉之后，克莱斯勒的破产出售交易曾经拖延了数日。

5 . Though she was never intended for the stage, the looming bankruptcy of her father obliged her to try her chances.
她从没想过踏上舞台，然而父亲析破产迫使她试试运气。