go for broke

短语
大学

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发音

AU

词形变化

goes for broke 三单 goes for broke going for broke gone for broke went for broke going for broke 现在分词 went for broke 过去式 gone for broke 过去式 gone for broke 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To wager everything.

  2. 2.

    To try everything possible or do every last thing possible in a final attempt.

    习语

词汇关系

动词

上位词 7

chance risk adventure gamble hazard take a chance run a risk

词源

From Hawaiian Pidgin craps slang, meaning “to wager everything on one roll”: one would be broke, i.e. bankrupt, if one lost. Popularized by the movie Go for Broke! (1951), which is named for the 442nd Infantry Regiment’s unit motto.

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