broke 英 [brəʊk]   美 [broʊk]

broke

broke  英 [brəʊk] 美 [broʊk]

adj. 一文不名的,破产的  v. 打破,断掉(break的过去式) 

She broke her promise to me. 她没有承担对我的许诺。
What follows after one firm goes broke? 一家公司破产以后怎样处理呢?

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  • adj. 一文不名的,破产的
  • v. 打破,断掉(break的过去式)
  • 1. She broke her promise to me.

    她没有承担对我的许诺。

  • 2. What follows after one firm goes broke?

    一家公司破产以后怎样处理呢?

  • 3. The bridge broke down in last earthquake.

    那座桥在上次地震中坍塌了。

  • broke (adj.) from obsolete past participle of break (v.); extension to "insolvent" is first recorded 1716 (broken in this sense is attested from 1590s). Old English cognate broc meant, in addition to "that which breaks," "affliction, misery."
broke / brəʊk ; NAmE broʊk / adjective [not before noun ] ( informal) having no money 没钱;囊中羞涩;破产 I'm always broke by the end of the month. 我总是一到月底就没钱花了。 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。 flat/stony broke (= completely broke) 彻底破产 see also break IDIOM go for ˈbroke ( informal) to risk everything in one determined effort to do sth 孤注一掷 more at ain't broke / brəʊk ; NAmE broʊk /
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