Noun:

1. a state of complete lack of some abstract property;

   "spiritual bankruptcy"
   "moral bankruptcy"
   "intellectual bankruptcy"
   

2. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due;

   "the company had to declare bankruptcy"
   "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"
   

3. a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent

failuren.失败；失败者；不及格；疏忽；失灵；未能；悲惨的事

insolvencyn.无力偿还；破产

ruinvt.毁灭；毁坏；（使）破产；糟蹋，使（妇女）失去贞操n.毁灭；废墟；崩溃

liquidationn.（债务的）清偿；（公司的）清盘；停止营业

economic failure经济失败

impoverishmentn.贫穷；穷困

1. The bank of bankruptcy is investigated by the court.
   那家破产的银行正被法院调查。
2. Ten bankruptcies were recorded in this town last year.
   去年这个镇已有十起破产事件。
3. The prospect of bankruptcy has now receded.
   破产的危险已经减少了。
4. The government has rescued the firm from bankruptcy by giving them a grant.
   政府拨款给这家公司使其免于破产。
5. He dissipated most of his money and was on the brink of bankruptcy.
   他挥霍掉了大部分钱财，濒于破产。
6. The bankruptcy of several small firms was the prelude to general economic collapse.
   几家小商行倒闭了，随之而来的是经济大萧条。