bankruptcy多益
多益新增字・持續校對中，發現問題歡迎用頁尾回報
破產·破產程序；宣告破產
多益財經常考字，掌握破產相關用語
The store near my MRT station announced bankruptcy after two decades in business.
捷運站旁那家開了二十年的商店宣布破產。
一個畫面：翻空口袋
翻口袋把口袋整個翻出，裡面空空如也
依法處理透過法律程序處理債務問題
簽字宣告在文件上簽名，正式宣告破產
義項
空蕩口袋B2noun破產
After the company failed to pay its creditors, it had to file for bankruptcy and close its doors.
公司付不出錢給債權人後，只好申請破產並關門大吉。
file for bankruptcyavoid bankruptcy
簽署破產B2noun破產程序；宣告破產
After struggling for years, the company finally declared bankruptcy and closed its doors for good.
苦撐多年後，公司終於宣告破產，永久關閉大門。
declare bankruptcybankruptcy proceedings
片語
file for bankruptcy遞狀聲請 →正式提出破產聲請
declare bankruptcy公開宣告 →公開宣布破產
bankruptcy proceedings法庭流程 →法院處理破產的程序
你會不會這樣說？
The company had to file for ___ (bankrupt / bankruptcy) after years of losses.
看答案
bankruptcy
bankrupt 是形容詞，bankruptcy 是破產狀態的名詞。
bankruptcy proceedings 整個片語的意思是？(A) 債務人的日常開銷 (B) 破產法律程序
看答案
(B)
proceedings 指法律程序，整個片語指破產程序。
字族
bankrupt 破產的；使破產
順路看看
debt — 破產通常起因於無法償還的欠款多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
公司財務討論
The directors discussed whether the company could avoid bankruptcy.
董事們討論公司是否能避免破產。
供應商狀況更新
The purchasing manager reported that the supplier had filed for bankruptcy.
採購經理報告指出，該供應商已提出破產聲請。
詞族
bankruptcy noun 破產；破產程序・bankrupt adjective 破產的・bankrupt verb 使破產・bankruptcies plural noun 多起破產事件或案件
四選一
The supplier was declared ____ by the court.
看答案
bankrupt
was declared bankrupt 使用形容詞 bankrupt 描述供應商被宣告的狀態。bankruptcy 與 bankruptcies 是名詞，不能在此把供應商描述為破產事件或程序；bankrupts 若作動詞，不能接在 was declared 後，若作複數名詞，也不能描述單一供應商。
同義改寫
The directors discussed ways for the company to avoid bankruptcy. → The directors discussed ways to prevent the company from becoming bankrupt.
avoid bankruptcy 與 prevent the company from becoming bankrupt 都表示設法避免公司陷入破產狀態，未承諾一定能成功。
The supplier filed for bankruptcy in June. → The supplier submitted a bankruptcy application in June.
兩句都表示供應商在六月提出破產聲請，沒有增添已獲裁定、清算或停業等結果。