broke

[US]/brəʊk/
[UK]/broʊk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 一文不名的,破产的
v. 打破,断掉
Word Forms
过去式broke
过去分词broke

Phrases & Collocations

flat broke

身无分文

broke out

爆发(火灾,战争等爆发);被提拔职务

broke up

分手;结束,打碎

broke away from

v. 突然逃跑(离开)

go broke

破产

go for broke

全力以赴,孤注一掷

Example Sentences

Greg broke into a sprint.

格雷开始疾跑。

Sunlight broke into the room.

阳光射进房间

The elevator broke down.

电梯出毛病了

The stone broke the window.

石头打坏了窗子。

The cup broke on the floor.

杯子摔碎在地板上了。

He broke into the shop

他闯入商店。

She broke their code.

她破译了他们的密码。

Their opposition broke down.

他们的反对意见打消了。

Their marriage broke up.

他们的婚姻破裂了。

The crowd broke up.

人群散开了。

A fire broke out.

发生了一场火灾。

They broke up the brotherhood.

他们断绝了兄弟关系。

He broke this pane of glass.

他打破了这块窗玻璃。

she broke down on the motorway.

她的车在高速公路上突然抛锚了。

we broke up for the summer.

我们放暑假了。

the whole cast broke up.

全体演员哄堂大笑。

they broke off their colloquy at once.

他们立刻中断了谈话。

the creak of a floorboard broke the silence.

地板的嘎吱声打破了寂静。

complete mayhem broke out.

全面骚乱爆发了。

Real-world Examples

First, I broke my promise to my husband about you, and second She broke off.

第一,我违背了为你向我丈夫许下的诺言。第二… … ”她止住了。

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

It broke my heart and it broke his heart.

这件事让我伤透了心,也伤透了他的心。

Source: BBC Listening Compilation February 2017

And skint, I guess, like I'm broke.

skint的意思大概就是我很穷的意思吧。

Source: Listening Digest

Listen for the saying " we're broke" .

请听短语 we're broke。

Source: Learn English by Watching Movies with VOA

He was ten when Lewinsky scandal broke.

莱温斯基丑闻曝光时他十岁。

Source: BBC Listening Collection April 2015

She cried out when she broke her arm.

她摔断胳膊的时候大喊了一声。

Source: Rachel's Classroom on Phrasal Verbs

Suddenly, her face broke into a radiant smile.

突然她的脸上绽放出了笑容。

Source: Beautiful yet sorrowful memories.

Debris from the explosion broke a window.

爆炸产生的碎片击中了一扇窗户。

Source: VOA Special April 2018 Collection

I'm sorry that I broke your vase.

我很抱歉,我把你的花瓶打破了。

Source: Shanghai Education Oxford Edition Junior High School English Grade 8 Volume 2

He was glad when Sirius broke the silence.

就在这时,小天狼星打破了沉默,才使哈利松了口气。

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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