| 释义 |
broke BrE /brəʊk/
NAmE /broʊk/► SEE ALLgo for brokeif it ain’t broke, don’t fix itbe flat broke
●go for ˈbroke (informal) risk everything in one determined effort to do sth 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。●if it ain’t ˈbroke, don’t ˈfix itused to say that if sth is satisfactory and works well, it should not be changed 不破就不修（如果某物用得挺好就不要改变）◆Why do they 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。●be flat ˈbroke (BrE also be stony ˈbroke) (informal) have no money at all 身无分文◆I’m afraid I can’t come away with you this weekend — I’m flat broke!我恐怕这周末不能跟你出去了，我一分钱也没有了！ |