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| - | be broke informal
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| to have no money |
| 一文不名；破产 |
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| Can you lend me £5? I’ m completely broke. 你能借给我5英镑吗？我一个子儿也没有。 |
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| - | go broke informal
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| to no longer have any money and be unable to pay what you owe . Go bankrupt is a less informal expression |
| 不名一文；破产 |
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| The company went broke earlier this year. 公司在今年年初破产了。 |
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| - | go for broke informal
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| to try as hard as you can to get or achieve something , even if this involves taking risks or doing dangerous things |
| 全力以赴；孤注一掷 |
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| Jacob decided to go for broke and gave up his job to become a writer. 雅各布决定孤注一掷，辞职当作家。 |
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| - | if it ain’ t broke, don’ t fix it informal
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| used for saying that you think that something is already good or effective and should not be changed |
| 运转良好就无需改变 |
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