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单词 broke
释义

broke

UK /brəʊk/


phrases
  • be broke

    informal
    1
    to have no money

    Can you lend me £5? I’m completely broke.

    Synonyms and related words

    To not have enough or any money
  • go broke

    informal
    1
    to no longer have any money and be unable to pay what you owe. Go bankrupt is a less informal expression

    The company went broke earlier this year.

    Synonyms and related words

    Bankruptcy
  • go for broke

    informal
    1
    to try as hard as you can to get or achieve something, even if this involves taking risks or doing dangerous things

    Jacob decided to go for broke and gave up his job to become a writer.

    Synonyms and related words

    To try hard to do or get something
    Synonyms and related words

    To take risks
  • if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

    informal
    1
    used for saying that you think that something is already good or effective and should not be changed
    Synonyms and related words

    Ways of emphasizing how good something is

broke

UK /brəʊk/

the past tense of break
Synonyms and related words

Irregular past tenses

broke

US /broʊk/


phrases
  • be broke

    informal
    1
    to have no money

    Can you lend me $5? I’m completely broke.

    Synonyms and related words

    To not have enough or any money
  • go broke

    informal
    1
    to no longer have any money and be unable to pay what you owe. Go bankrupt is a less informal expression

    The company went broke earlier this year.

    Synonyms and related words

    Bankruptcy
  • go for broke

    informal
    1
    to try as hard as you can to get or achieve something, even if this involves taking risks or doing dangerous things

    Jacob decided to go for broke and gave up his job to become a writer.

    Synonyms and related words

    To try hard to do or get something
    Synonyms and related words

    To take risks
  • if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

    informal
    1
    used for saying that you think that something is already good or effective and should not be changed
    Synonyms and related words

    Ways of emphasizing how good something is

broke

US /broʊk/

the past tense of break
Synonyms and related words

Irregular past tenses
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