中英词典:broke
形容词
1. 没钱的;破产的
- He is broke and can't afford to go on vacation. (他没钱了,无法负担度假。)
- After losing his job, he was completely broke. (失业后,他彻底破产了。)
2. 破烂的;不工作的
- The old car broke down on the way to the city. (那辆旧车在去城里的路上抛锚了。)
- The computer broke and now I can't finish my work. (电脑坏了,现在我无法完成工作。)
名词
1. 破产;一文不名
- He gambled all his money away and ended up in broke. (他把所有的钱都赌光了,最后一无所有。)
- I'm flat broke right now, so I can't lend you any money. (我现在身无分文,所以不能借你钱。)
词语辨析
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broke vs.
poor:
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broke强调"没钱"或"破产",侧重经济状态。
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poor强调"贫困",侧重长期的贫穷状况。
词汇扩充
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go broke: 破产
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broke even: 收支相抵
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broke the news: 公布消息
近义词
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bankrupt: 破产的
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insolvent: 无力偿还债务的
反义词
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wealthy: 富有的
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affluent: 富裕的
柯林斯词典
- broke (形容词): If you are broke, you have no money. (如果你身无分文,说明你没钱了。)
- broke (名词): If someone is broke, they have no money. (如果某人一文不名,说明他们没钱了。)
牛津词典
- broke (形容词): Having completely run out of money. (完全没有钱的。)
- broke (名词): A situation of having no money. (没有钱的处境。)
用法
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broke作为形容词和名词,用于描述一个人没有钱或破产的状态。
相关例句
1. She's broke and can't pay her rent. (她一文不名,无法支付房租。)
2. I'm broke, so I can't go out tonight. (我没钱了,所以今晚不能出去了。)
3. After losing his job, he was left broke and homeless. (失业后,他一无所有,无家可归。)
4. The company went broke due to mismanagement. (由于管理不善,这家公司破产了。)
5. I went broke after investing all my savings in that failed business. (我把所有的存款都投入到那个失败的生意中,结果破产了。)
6. He's been broke ever since his business failed. (他的生意失败后,就一直一贫如洗。)
7. Being broke made him realize the value of money. (一文不名让他意识到了金钱的价值。)
8. I can't lend you any money, I'm broke too. (我也没钱,无法借给你。)
9. The car broke down in the middle of the highway. (车在高速公路上抛锚了。)
10. She broke her leg while skiing. (她在滑雪时摔断了腿。)
11. He broke the news of their engagement to their families. (他向两家宣布了他们订婚的消息。)
12. The thief broke into the house and stole all the valuable items. (小偷闯入房屋,偷走了所有贵重物品。)
13. The vase broke into many pieces when it fell off the shelf. (花瓶从架子上掉下来摔成了碎片。)
14. The storm broke just as we were about to leave. (我们正准备离开的时候,暴风雨突然来了。)
15. The news broke that the company's CEO had resigned. (公司首席执行官辞职的消息传出。)
16. The child broke into laughter when she saw the clown. (孩子看到小丑时突然笑起来。)
17. Their relationship broke down after years of constant arguments. (多年的争吵后,他们的关系破裂了。)
18. The negotiations broke off due to disagreements. (由于分歧,谈判中断了。)
19. He broke through the barriers and achieved success. (他突破重重困难,取得了成功。)
20. The sun finally broke through the clouds. (太阳终于从云层中露出来了。)