broke
broke
英[brəʊk]美[broʊk]
adj.身无分文的,破产的;
v.破碎,弄坏,坏掉(break的过去式);
例句
you broke the instrument and you will hear of it.你损坏了这台仪器,有你好瞧的了。
Fire-engines turned out as soon as the fire broke out.一起火,消防车立刻就赶到。
Since he broke his leg, he can't get about.他的腿坏了, 所以不能到处走动。
His remark not only broke the ice, but aroused everyone's interest.他的发言不仅打破了冷场, 而且引起了大家的兴趣。
Mary broke the chocolate into pieces, one for each person.玛丽将巧克力分成小块, 每人一块。
When I told him the story, he broke into a laugh.当我把这件事告诉他时, 他突然大笑起来。
Two hundred more new recruits broke in at the steel plant.又有200多名新学徒来到钢铁厂工作。
We were watching TV when he broke in.我们正在看电视, 他突然闯了进来。
The loud bell on the clock broke in upon his dreams.闹钟大响, 打断了他的梦。
The audience broke into rapturous applause.听众中爆发出一片欢呼喝彩声。
词组
go for broke
(informal)risk everything in an all-out effort(非正式)全力以赴;孤注一掷英语四级真题
I wonder if I broke something.
出自-2010年12月听力原文Imagine that someone in your neighborhood broke the law, and the judge put the whole neighborhood under suspicion
出自-2010年12月听力原文"I felt empowered because I broke through my own limitations," she recalls.
2017年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section BBut instead of bringing families together, Aderhold's letter revealed a divide in the district, which has 9,700 students, and one that broke down roughly along racial lines.
2018年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section BThe TV station reported that by completing the swim the fourth-grade student from Los Banos broke a record previously held by a ten-year-old boy.
2019年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section AThere were some people inside the building when the fire broke out but there were no reports of any injuries.
2018年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A英语六级真题
That same study found that randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State broke up before the end of the quarter about twice as often as same-race roommates.
出自-2012年6月听力原文They broke up more often than same-race roommates
出自-2012年6月听力原文And then they put some bacon in the fat, broke an egg over the top, and put the whole lot in the oven for about ten minutes.
2016年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section ABut the steel shells of hundreds of the ships cracked in the icy north Atlantic, and 12 broke in half and sank.
2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section AI know, but there's always the feeling that if it isn't broke, don't fix it.
2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section AThe city broke ground on the new airport in 2006.
2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
Broke is the past tense of break .
ADJ-GRADED
身无分文的;一文不名的
If you are broke, you have no money.
例句
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。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.
例句
Balton went broke twice in his career.巴尔顿一生中经历了两次破产。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.
例句
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。英汉词典释义
adj.
没有钱的;破了产的
I’m tired of being broke all the time.总是一个子儿也没有真让我厌烦。Has the firm gone broke?这家公司破产了吗?孤注一掷
I decided to go for broke and start my own business.我决定孤注一掷创办自己的公司。不破就不修(如果某物还可以用就不要改变)
Why do they have to keep suggesting ‘improvements’ when everything’s working perfectly? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.一切都好端端的,为什么他们总是建议要“改进”?不破就不修嘛。英英词典释义
Adjective
1. lacking funds;
"`skint' is a British slang term"