without enough money to pay what you owe, especially when this has been officially decided by a court破产的；倒闭的◆a bankrupt software company一家破产的软件公司◆Her husband went bankrupt two years ago.她的丈夫两年前破产了。◆The company was declared bankrupt in the High Court.高等法院已宣告这家公司破产。SYNinsolvent ⨁to go / be declared bankrupt破产；经宣告破产 () [] not having something that has value完全缺乏（有价值的东西）◆a government bankrupt of new ideas缺乏新构思的政府When a company fails <chn/>Technical words 专业用语to be/go insolvent (= to be unable to pay debts) 破产to liquidate/wind up a company (= to sell its assets, pay its debts, etc.) 清算／清理公司 ( 出售资产，偿还债务等 )a company is put/goes into liquidation公司正进行破产清算Neutral Words 中性词语to be/go bankrupt破产to go out of business停业Informal/idiomatic words 非正式用语／习语a company 公司goes under倒闭goes bust破产goes belly up破产goes to the wall倒闭