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liquidate sth
及物用法：宾语为债务/贷款时表示“清偿”，为资产/投资时表示“变卖”，为公司/企业时表示“清算”。
The company liquidated its debts before the deal closed.
公司在交易完成前清偿了债务。
清偿；偿付
liquidated — past of liquidate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
清偿；偿付
to pay off and clear (a debt)
The company liquidated its debts before the deal closed.
公司在交易完成前清偿了债务。
常指还清债务
使(声音)不那么刺耳。
To make (a sound) less harsh.
浪费地用完(金钱或其他资产)；挥霍、浪费。
To use up (money or other assets) wastefully; to dissipate, to squander, to waste.
将(资产)转换为现金；兑现、变现。
To convert (assets) into cash; to encash, to realize, to redeem.
通过支付未付金额来清偿(债务)；还清。
To settle (a debt) by paying the outstanding amount; to pay off.
liquidate
Base
原形
liquidates
3rd person
第三人称单数
liquidating
-ing
现在分词
liquidated
Past
过去式
liquidated
Past participle
过去分词
The company liquidates its assets to pay creditors.
公司变卖资产以偿还债权人。
They liquidated the firm last year.
他们去年清算了这家公司。
The court has liquidated the debt.
法院已清偿了这笔债务。
liquidate 既可指清偿债务，也可指变卖资产清算公司；及物与不及物用法都常见。
To fund her studies, she liquidated her collection of vintage cameras.
为了给学业筹款，她变卖了自己收藏的老式相机。
The startup liquidated its office equipment to cover the rent.
这家初创公司变卖了办公设备来支付房租。
After the merger, the firm liquidated several subsidiaries for cash.
合并之后，该公司变卖了旗下几家子公司以获取现金。
及物用法：宾语为债务/贷款时表示“清偿”，为资产/投资时表示“变卖”，为公司/企业时表示“清算”。
The company liquidated its debts before the deal closed.
公司在交易完成前清偿了债务。
不及物用法：主语通常是需要停业并变卖资产以偿债的公司或企业。
The airline liquidated after years of losses.
这家航空公司在多年亏损后进行了清算。
被动语态在商业英语中很常见，表示公司被依法清算。
The firm was liquidated to pay off its creditors.
这家公司被清算以偿还其债权人。
Not this
After the liquidate of the factory, the workers lost their jobs.
Use this
After the liquidation of the factory, the workers lost their jobs.
liquidate 是动词，表示‘清算’的动作；在介词 after 后需要名词作宾语，因此应改为其名词形式 liquidation。
Not this
The liquidate company had no assets left.
Use this
The liquidated company had no assets left.
修饰 company 表示‘已被清算的’时，要用及物动词 liquidate 的过去分词 liquidated 作前置定语；动词原形 liquidate 不能直接修饰名词。
Not this
They decided to liquidate company and pay off all its debts.
Use this
They decided to liquidate the company and pay off all its debts.
company 是可数名词单数，在句中特指双方都知道的那家公司时，前面必须加定冠词 the；不能省略冠词直接说 liquidate company。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
清偿债务
The company had to liquidate its debts before the merger could proceed.
该公司在合并前必须清偿债务。
变卖资产
They liquidated all their assets to raise cash quickly.
他们变卖了所有资产以迅速筹集现金。
清算公司
The court ordered them to liquidate the company.
法院命令他们清算这家公司。
清算遗产
The lawyer was hired to liquidate the estate.
律师受雇来清算遗产。
平仓；清仓
He liquidated his position before the market closed.
他在市场收盘前平仓了。
Use liquidated naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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把资产想象成“液体”（liquid）倒掉：全部变卖变现，用来清偿债务、清理干净。
语域：formal 常见场景：corporate bankruptcy、debt settlement、legal proceedings 「liquidate」作及物或不及物动词时都多用于正式、商务或法律语境：及物时可指清偿债务、变卖资产或清算公司，不及物时指公司或机构进行清算。日常口语中较少见，正式文件或新闻报道中比较常见。
liquid 与 liquidate 开头读音一致（/ˈlɪkwɪ/）；date 和 state 以 /eɪt/ 结尾且相互押韵，但 liquidate 的重音在第一个音节，不能与它们押韵。activate 与 liquidate 都是重音在前、以 -ate /eɪt/ 结尾的词，可作拼读参照；private 虽以 -ate 结尾却读 /ɪt/；quiet 的 ui 读 /aɪə/，拼写与读音均需注意。
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