insolvent

英 [ɪnˈsɒlvənt]

美 [ɪnˈsɑːlvənt]

adj.  无力偿付债务的; 破产的
n.  无力偿还债务的人; 破产者

复数：insolvents　

IELTSBEC

Collins.1 / BNC.16722 / COCA.20284

牛津词典

adj.

• 无力偿付债务的；破产的
  not having enough money to pay what you owe
  1. The company has been declared insolvent.
     这家公司被宣布破产了。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 无清偿能力的;资不抵债的;破产的
  A person or organization that isinsolventdoes not have enough money to pay their debts.
  1. The bank was declared insolvent.
     银行被宣布破产。

英英释义

noun

• someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
  Synonym:bankrupt

adj

• unable to meet or discharge financial obligations
  1. an insolvent person
  2. an insolvent estate

双语例句

• Policymakers should accept that Greece is insolvent and begin the process of managing a restructuring of its debt.
  政策制定者们应接受希腊无力还债的事实，着手对希腊债务进行重组，并对这个过程加以管理。
• The bondholders of insolvent banks are being protected at the expense of taxpayers.
  他们正以牺牲纳税人利益为代价，保护那些资不抵债银行所发行债券的持有者。
• It also means the mass bankruptcy of insolvent households and forced writedowns of mortgages.
  这也意味着，资不抵债的家庭大规模破产，抵押贷款被迫减记。
• But the question we really should be asking is: why keep insolvent banks afloat?
  但我们真正应该问的是，为什么要保住这些无力偿债的银行？
• Eurozone policymakers appear to accept that the country is insolvent.
  欧元区政策制定者似乎已接受希腊无力偿债的事实。
• China's labor law stipulates that a company should not fire a pregnant employee unless the company is insolvent.
  我国劳动法规定除破产情况以外，公司不得解雇怀孕员工。
• Thus, a person whose liabilities exceed his or her assets may be said to be practically bankrupt, even though that person has not been legally declared insolvent.
  因此，如果某人的债务超出了他或她的财产价值的话，即使还没有在法律上宣告他或她破产，就可以说是实际上已破产了。
• One reason is simply that insolvent companies still need money to function;
  原因很简单，申请破产的企业行使职能也是需要资金的；
• The banking system is severely undercapitalized, with numerous insolvent banks.
  银行体系正面临严重的资本不足，许多银行失去偿债能力。
• Well over a third of loans were not being repaid and virtually every lender was technically insolvent.
  远超过三分之一的贷款未得到偿还，几乎所有银行在技术上均已处于破产状态。