| 单词 | broke |
| 释义 | broke (broʊk ) 1. A2 Broke is the past tense of break. 2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are broke, you have no money. [informal] What do you mean, I've got enough money? I'm as broke as you are. Synonyms: penniless, short, ruined, bust [informal] 3. to go broke phrase If a company or person goes broke, they lose money and are unable to continue in business or to pay their debts. [informal, business] Balton went broke twice in his career. 4. to go for broke phrase 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. [informal] It was a sharp disagreement about whether to go for broke or whether to compromise. Idioms: go for broke to decide to take a risk and put all your efforts or resources into one plan or idea in the hope that it will be successful In London's West End there is a reluctance to take risks with new plays while going for broke on musicals. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers they broke the mould when they made someone said to mean that a particular person or thing is special or unique, and that there is nobody else or nothing else quite like them He is a most remarkable man. They broke the mould when they made him. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 一文不名的 Japanese: 破産した |
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