I'm dead broke.

我破产了。

He used to be a millionaire, but he is dead broke now.

以前他是百万富翁，但现在他是穷光蛋一名。

The journey was a minor catastrophe — storms broke out followed by a dead calm that slowed the ship’s progress.

这一旅程是场小灾——暴风雨骤起，接着又死一般的沉寂，延缓了航程。

Almost every team chose to follow a gully that led to a dead end, and this is where most rovers either broke down or lost communications.

几乎每支队都选择沿着大裂缝搜寻，结果被带进了死胡同。大多数探测器要么摔残了，要么失去了联系。

They broke into the bedroom and found the man lying on the floor, dead.

他们强行进入卧室，发现那个人躺在地板上，已经死了。（表结果）