balance

n. 收支差额，余额

v. 使均衡

短语

balance sheet 资产负债表【列明公司的贷记(credit)及借记(debt)数字与差额】

balance of payments 贸易支付差额（一国出口的货物和服务总额与进口之差）

a bank balance 银行余额

off balance 不稳

in the balance 悬而未决

on balance 总的来说

例

Our plans were left hanging in the balance.

我们的计划被搁置下来处于悬而未决的状态。

Resolution of these matters is still in the balance.

这些事情的结果尚未可知。

The balance of the wages was devoted to new books on flower culture.

剩下来的工资全用来购买花卉栽培的新书上了。

My accounts balance for the first time this year.

我的账上今年第1次出现收支平衡！

bankrupt

n. ①破产人 ②破产公司

v. ①使破产

adj. ①破产的 ②无力偿还债务的

短语

go bankrupt 破产

be declared bankrupt 宣告破产

play the bankrupt 破产，不能偿还债务骗钱；【喻】有负别人的信托

bankrupt of 完全缺乏，完全丧失

bankrupt in 完全缺乏，完全丧失

例

The bankrupt and the men to whom he owned money arranged an accommodation.

破产者和他的债权人协议调解。

Replacing those machines now will bankrupt us. 现在要更换那些机器肯定会使我们破产。

The company went bankrupt because of its poor management.

那家公司因管理经营不善而破产。

bankruptcy

n. 破产，无偿付能力

短语

go into bankruptcy 破产

bankruptcy administrator 破产管理人

fraudulent bankruptcy 假破产

negligent bankruptcy 过失破产

voluntary bankruptcy 自愿申请破产

例

The film I work for is facing bankruptcy.

我任职的公司面临破产。

bank statement

银行结算清单，银行对账单

祥解

银行定期寄给账户持有人的清单

bar chart

n. 条形图，柱状图

例

Last year’s sales figures for all our markets are shown on this bar chart.

我们所有市场去年的销售数字都显示在这个条形图上。