broke

US [broʊk]
UK [brəʊk]
  • adj.破产;没钱;囊中羞涩
  • v.“break”的过去式;“break”的过去式和过去分词
  • n.破纸;(头部,腹部剪下的)劣等羊毛
  • Web打破;一文不名的;打碎
Simple Present:brokes  Present Participle:broking  Past Participle:broked  
broke
adj.
— see also
break
1.
没钱;囊中羞涩;破产having no money
I'm always broke by the end of the month.
我总是一到月底就没钱花了。
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。
flat/stony broke(= completely broke)
彻底破产
IDM
go for broke
(informal)
孤注一掷to risk everything in one determined effort to do sth

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