| 释义 |
chapter 7 noun [uncountable] (law 法律) in the us, a section of the law dealing with bankruptcy (= being unable to pay debts) that allows a court to take assets belonging to a company or a person which are then sold to pay their debts 第 7 章（指美国破产法第 7 章允许法庭将债务人的财产变卖，用以清偿债务）◆the firm has filed for (= applied for) chapter 7 bankruptcy. 公司已依据破产法第 7 章申请破产。◆the case has been converted from chapter 11 to chapter 7. 这案件已从破产法第 11 章的情况变为破产法第 7 章的情况。 |