broke
adj
brəʊk
1
the
past
tense
of
BREAK
break的过去式
adj
2
having
no
money
身无分文的
I’m
fed
up
with
being
broke
all
the
time.
老是身无分文，我已经受够了。
flat/stony
broke
3
go broke
if
a
company
or
business
goes
broke,
it
can
no
longer
operate
because
it
has
no
money
破产
A
lot
of
small
businesses
went
broke
in
the
recession.
经济衰退的时候许多小企业都破产了。
4
go for broke
to
take
big
risks
when
you
try
to
achieve
something
[非正式] 孤注一掷，豁出去
informal
At
2-0
down
with
ten
minutes
left,
you
have
to
go
for
broke.
比赛只剩十分钟的时候还是零比二落后于人，这时你就得豁出去了。