bankruptcy
noun uk/ˈbæŋ.krəpt.si/ us/ˈbæŋ.krəpt.si/
[ C or U ]企业或个人破产(的状况)
a situation in which a business or a person becomes bankrupt
The company was forced into bankruptcy. 公司被迫宣布破产。
The toll of bankruptcies was rising daily. 倒闭的公司与日俱增。
[ U ](某重要素质或影响的)彻底消失
the fact of good qualities being completely absent
moral bankruptcy 道德沦丧