[mass noun]the state of being bankrupt 破产 many companies were facing bankruptcy. 很多公司都面临破产。 [count noun]bankruptcies are up on a year ago. 破产数比一年前增多了。 ■(figurative)the state of being completely lacking in a specified good quality or value (喻)完全丧失(好品质,价值) the moral bankruptcy of terrorism. 恐怖主义的道德沦丧。