Word · Frequency #18615
broke
/brəuk/
adjective
身无分文；没钱
核心释义
having no money; lacking funds
- 1.
缺乏资金
lacking funds
缺乏资金；一文不名的；break的过去式
用法In use
I can't go to the concert because I'm broke this month.
用法提示：这里的 broke 是形容词，表示‘没钱’。
After paying the rent, she was completely broke.
用法提示：broke 作为形容词，描述‘身无分文’的状态。
Being broke forced him to find a part-time job.
用法提示：broke 作形容词，说明‘缺钱’的原因。
be broke
表示状态，主语通常为人。
I'm broke until payday.
我直到发薪日都一文不名。
go broke
表示从有钱到没钱的变化过程。
Many small businesses went broke during the recession.
许多小企业在经济衰退期间破产了。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- go broke
- 破产；资金耗尽
- Many small businesses go broke in their first year.许多小企业在第一年就破产了。
- flat broke
- 身无分文
- I'd love to come, but I'm flat broke.我很想去，但我身无分文。
- completely broke
- 彻底没钱了
- After paying the rent, she was completely broke.付完房租后，她彻底没钱了。
- broke college student
- 没钱的大学生
- As a broke college student, I ate instant noodles every day.作为一个没钱的大学生，我天天吃方便面。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想break的过去式：钱包破了(broke)，钱漏光，所以broke=身无分文。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：口语对话、朋友聊天、非正式场合 broke 表示“没钱”时多用于非正式口语，通常出现在日常对话或朋友闲聊中，正式书面语中比较少见。
语法说明Grammar Note
broke作形容词仅表示'一文不名'，不可与动词break的过去式混淆。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词与 broke 的 /əuk/ 音押韵：woke、spoke、joke、smoke 都以 -oke 拼写并读 /əuk/；oak、cloak 拼写不同但读音相同。注意：break /breɪk/（brake）与 broke 形近但不同音；book /bʊk/、brook /brʊk/ 的拼写也容易混淆，均不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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