bailout
To provide financial assistance to a failing business or economy to prevent its collapse; also, to rescue someone from a difficult situation or to abandon a commitment or project.
예시
3 / 5My parents had to bail me out when I couldn't pay my rent this month.
My parents had to provide me with financial help when I was unable to pay my rent.
The central bank intervened to bail out the national airlines during the economic downturn.
The central bank provided emergency funds to save the national airlines during the crisis.
He decided to bail out of the project because he didn't like the new direction.
He decided to quit or abandon the project because he disliked the new direction.
어휘 가족
암기 팁
Think of a sinking boat. You use a bucket to 'bail' water 'out' of the boat to keep it afloat and rescue the passengers.
빠른 퀴즈
The government had no choice but to ___ the automotive industry to prevent massive unemployment.
정답!
정답은: bail out
예시
My parents had to bail me out when I couldn't pay my rent this month.
everydayMy parents had to provide me with financial help when I was unable to pay my rent.
The central bank intervened to bail out the national airlines during the economic downturn.
formalThe central bank provided emergency funds to save the national airlines during the crisis.
He decided to bail out of the project because he didn't like the new direction.
informalHe decided to quit or abandon the project because he disliked the new direction.
Scholars argue that bailing out large corporations creates a moral hazard by encouraging risky behavior.
academicAcademic researchers suggest that saving large companies with public funds encourages them to take more risks.
The investment group refused to bail out the struggling subsidiary, leading to its liquidation.
businessThe investors declined to provide extra capital to the failing branch, resulting in its closure.
어휘 가족
자주 쓰는 조합
자주 쓰는 구문
bail out of a plane
To jump out of an aircraft using a parachute
bail out on someone
To fail to help someone or fail to show up as promised
too big to fail
A concept where a business is so important that the government must bail it out
자주 혼동되는 단어
A 'bale' is a large bundle of goods (like hay), while 'bail out' refers to rescue or exiting.
While related, 'bail' is the security given for a prisoner's release; 'bail out' is the action of rescuing or leaving.
사용 참고사항
The phrasal verb 'bail out' is separable. You can 'bail out the company' or 'bail the company out.' When used as a noun, it is written as one word: 'bailout'.
자주 하는 실수
Learners often use 'bailout' (one word) as a verb. Remember that in English, the verb form is two words ('bail out') and the noun is one ('bailout').
암기 팁
Think of a sinking boat. You use a bucket to 'bail' water 'out' of the boat to keep it afloat and rescue the passengers.
어원
Derived from the old French 'baillier' (to hand over or deliver), later associated with removing water from a ship's hold.
문법 패턴
문화적 맥락
The term gained significant worldwide prominence during the 2008 financial crisis in relation to government interventions in the banking sector.
빠른 퀴즈
The government had no choice but to ___ the automotive industry to prevent massive unemployment.
정답!
정답은: bail out
관련 어휘
관련 단어
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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