1. After losing his job, he was stony-broke for months.
失业后，他有几个月身无分文。

2. I can’t go out tonight—I’m completely stony-broke.
我今晚不能出去——我完全没钱了。

3. Many students feel stony-broke at the end of the semester.
很多学生在学期末都感觉非常拮据。

4. He was stony-broke after paying all his bills.
付完所有账单后，他一分钱都没有了。

A: Do you want to join us for dinner?
A：你想和我们一起吃晚饭吗？

B: I’d love to, but I’m stony-broke this week.
B：我很想去，但我这周完全没钱。

1) 英式口语，表示极度贫穷
2) 指没有任何可支配现金
3) 比 broke 更强调“彻底没钱”
4) 常用于日常轻松或夸张表达

1. 极度贫穷，一分钱都没有

e.g. After the trip, I was stony-broke.
旅行结束后，我身无分文。

2. 完全破产或资金耗尽

e.g. He was stony-broke after paying rent.
付完房租后他一分钱也没有了。

adjective

1. An informal British expression meaning completely out of money; having no financial resources at all.

Synonym: penniless, broke, bankrupt