单词 | broke |
释义 | broke /brohk/, v. 1. a pt. of break. 2. Nonstandard. a pp. of break. 3. Archaic. a pp. of break. adj. 4. without money; penniless. 5. bankrupt. 6. go broke, a. to become destitute of money or possessions. b. to go bankrupt: In that business people are forever going broke. 7. go for broke, to exert oneself or employ one's resources to the utmost. n. 8. Papermaking. paper unfit for sale; paper that is to be repulped. 9. brokes, wool of poor quality taken from the neck and belly of sheep. [1655-65 (adj.); 1875-80 (n.)] Syn. 4, 5. insolvent, destitute, impoverished. |
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