Word · Frequency #7629
bankrupt
/ˈbæŋkrəpt/
noun
破产者；无力偿还债务者
a person who is unable to pay their debts; an insolvent person
- 1.
One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person; a bankruptee.
无法偿还债务的人；破产者。
- 2.
someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
资不抵债的人
无法偿还债务的人；破产者。；资不抵债的人；破产者
In use
The bankrupt had to sell all his assets to pay off creditors.
Many bankrupts struggle to rebuild their financial lives.
She was declared a bankrupt after failing to meet her debt obligations.
Connections
Collocations
- undischarged bankrupt
- 未解除债务责任的破产人
- An undischarged bankrupt cannot obtain credit without disclosing their status.未解除债务责任的破产人若未披露其身份，不得获得信贷。
- adjudicated bankrupt
- 被法院裁定破产的人
- He was an adjudicated bankrupt and had to surrender his assets.他是被法院裁定破产的人，必须交出资产。
- discharged bankrupt
- 已解除债务责任的破产人
- A discharged bankrupt is usually free from most previous debts.已解除债务责任的破产人通常不再承担先前的大部分债务。
- voluntary bankrupt
- 自愿申请破产者
- She chose to become a voluntary bankrupt to deal with her mounting debts.她选择成为自愿申请破产者，以处理不断累积的债务。
- bankrupt's estate
- 破产人的财产
- The bankrupt's estate was sold to repay creditors.破产人的财产被出售以偿还债权人。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：bank(银行)+rupt(像rupture断裂)——银行账户断裂，就成了破产者。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、金融报道、经济新闻 名词 bankrupt 多用于法律或金融语境，语气较正式；日常口语中更常用 go bankrupt 或形容词 bankrupt。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见的完全押韵词。bank、banker、banking 和 bankrupt 的开头都读 /bæŋk/；corrupt、interrupt、abrupt 拼写末段都是 -rupt，但重音元音读 /ʌ/，与 bankrupt 中不重读的 /ə/ 不同，因此并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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