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Broke   [Informal 非正式 Phrase 短语   [V Inflects 英

英语单词 broke
英美音标 英 [brəʊk] 美 [broʊk]
中文释义 adj.一文不名的;破产的
v.打碎;折断;违背;解决;中断(动词break的过去式)
英语例句 (1) I'm broke.
(2) They fattened on people who were too broke and beaten to argue terms.
(3) He is broke and doesn't have a red cent.
(4) Unfortunately, the shop went broke and closed.
中文例句 (1) 我身无分文。
(2) 他们专靠剥削这些穷苦得不敢讲条件的人以肥自己。
(3) 他破产了,身无分文。
(4) 很不幸,那家店破产倒闭了。
柯林斯解释
1
Broke is the past tense of break .
    2
    [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]身无分文的;一文不名的 If you are broke, you have no money.
      [v-link ADJ]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
    • 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。

    3
    [PHRASE 短语]破产 If a company or person goes broke, they lose money and are unable to continue in business or to pay their debts.
      [V inflects]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
      [BUSINESS 商]
    • Balton went broke twice in his career.

      巴尔顿一生中经历了两次破产。

    4
    [PHRASE 短语]孤注一掷 If you go for broke, you take the most extreme or risky of the possible courses of action in order to try and achieve success.
      [V inflects]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
    • 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。

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