broke

英 [brəʊk]

美 [broʊk]

adj.  没钱; 囊中羞涩; 破产
v.  (使)破，裂，碎; 弄坏; 损坏; 坏掉; 弄破; 使流血
break的过去式

过去分词：broke　过去式：broke　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.18615 / COCA.10154

习惯用语

adj.

go for broke
• 孤注一掷
  to risk everything in one determined effort to do sth
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
• 未损勿修；能用莫换
  used to say that if sth works well enough, it should not be changed

牛津词典

adj.

• 没钱；囊中羞涩；破产
  having no money
  1. I'm always broke by the end of the month.
     我总是一到月底就没钱花了。
  2. During the recession thousands of small businesses went broke (= had to stop doing business) .
     经济衰退期间成千上万家小企业被迫关门了。
  3. flat/stony broke (= completely broke)
     彻底破产

柯林斯词典

• 
  Brokeis the past tense ofbreak.
• ADJ-GRADED 身无分文的；一文不名的
  If you arebroke, you have no money.
  1. What do you mean, I've got enough money? I'm as broke as you are.
     你是什么意思，我的钱还富余吗？我已和你一样分文不剩了。
• PHRASE 破产
  If a company or persongoes broke, they lose money and are unable to continue in business or to pay their debts.
  1. Balton went broke twice in his career.
     巴尔顿一生中经历了两次破产。
• PHRASE 孤注一掷
  If yougo for broke, you take the most extreme or risky of the possible courses of action in order to try and achieve success.
  1. It was a sharp disagreement about whether to go for broke or whether to compromise.
     是放手一搏还是保守妥协，在这一问题上的分歧很尖锐。

英英释义

adj

• lacking funds
  1. `skint' is a British slang term
  Synonym:bustskintstone-brokestony-broke

双语例句

• It was a sharp disagreement about whether to go for broke or whether to compromise.
  是放手一搏还是保守妥协，在这一问题上的分歧很尖锐。
• He was knocked over by a bus and broke his leg
  他被一辆公共汽车撞倒，一条腿折了。
• He broke his contract with the firm.
  他对公司毁约了。
• He had an affair, I found out and then all hell broke loose.
  他有了婚外恋，我发现了，一切顿时天翻地覆。
• When hostilities broke out he returned to England and joined up.
  战事爆发之后，他回到英格兰参军了。
• I accidentally broke a glass.
  我不小心把玻璃杯摔了。
• Talks with business leaders broke down last night
  昨晚与商界领导人的谈判破裂了。
• The bus broke down on the way.
  公共汽车在路上抛锚了。
• She tripped and fell last night and broke her hip
  她昨晚绊倒了，摔坏了髋骨。
• The plate broke
  盘子打破了。