bank·rupt·cy /ˈbæŋkrəptsɪ/ n. 1. 破产;破产事件 The company went into bankruptcy. 那家公司宣告破产了。 There were many bankruptcies in the business world last year. 去年商界发生了多起破产事件。 2. 彻底失败;(名誉等的)完全丧失 the bankruptcy of sb.'s propaganda (reputation) 某人宣传的破产 (名誉的扫地) moral bankruptcy 道德的沦丧