broke

adj.

1. 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

1. 
   Broke is the past tense of break .
2. ADJ-GRADED 身无分文的；一文不名的
   If you are broke, 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。
3. PHRASE 破产
   If a company or person goes 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。
4. PHRASE 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.
   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。

1. The plate broke
   盘子打破了。
2. Godfrey's voice broke, and halted.
   戈弗雷声音都变了，停顿下来。
3. He broke McEnroe's serve.
   他破了麦肯罗的发球局。
4. I broke away from him and rushed out into the hall
   我挣脱了他，冲进了大厅。
5. Talks with business leaders broke down last night
   昨晚与商界领导人的谈判破裂了。
6. 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。
7. Balton went broke twice in his career.
   巴尔顿一生中经历了两次破产。
8. 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。
9. Burglars broke into their home.
   窃贼闯进了他们家。
10. I kicked a dustbin very hard and broke my toe.
    我狠狠地踢了一脚垃圾箱，结果脚趾骨折了。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. Thieves broke into the manor at night.
    小偷晚上闯进了庄园。
14. He moved away and broke off relations with the family.
    他搬走了，断绝了和家人的关系。
15. My three guitars broke one after the other
    我的3把吉他陆续都坏了。
16. 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。
17. I parried, and that's when my sword broke.
    我挡了一下，把我的剑挡断了。
18. When I was a little kid I rolled down a hill and broke my leg
    我小时候从一座山坡上滚了下来，把腿摔断了。
19. She tripped and fell last night and broke her hip
    她昨晚绊倒了，摔坏了髋骨。
20. The machinery broke down.
    机器坏了。
21. I am sorry that I broke my promise.
    对不起，我失信了。
22. He broke off his engagement to her.
    他和她解除了婚约。
23. The bus broke down on the way.
    公共汽车在路上抛锚了。
24. He fell over and broke his left leg.
    他跌倒摔断了左腿。
25. I accidentally broke a glass.
    我不小心把玻璃杯摔了。
26. The string broke.
    绳子断了。
27. He broke his contract with the firm.
    他对公司毁约了。
28. The negotiations broke down.
    谈判破裂了。
29. A famine broke forth.
    发生了饥荒。

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

adj

1. lacking funds
   1. `skint' is a British slang term

   Synonym:    bustskintstone-brokestony-broke