学个词Learn a Word 第1440课 file for

　　今天我们要学的词是file for。 File for,意思是申请，通常用在比较正式的场合。美国航空公司最近表示，准备大幅度裁员，以重建公司。 "American Airlines filed for bankruptcy¹ last year, with a loss of nearly $1.8 billion in 2011," 美国航空公司去年申请破产，2011年该公司亏损近18亿美元。最新劳工报告显示，美国就业市场有所好转。 "Statistics show that fewer Americans filed for unemployment aid last week," 相关数据显示，上星期申请失业救济的人数有所减少。 "Facebook has officially filed for an IPO, which is expected to raise over $5 billion," 脸谱网正式申请公开上市，预计能筹集50多亿美元。好的，今天我们学习的词是file for...

1 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。