plural busts
plural busts
Learner's definition of BUST
[count]
1
: a sculpture of a person's head and neck and usually a part of the shoulders and chest半身雕像 2
a : a woman's breasts(女人的)胸,胸部 b : a measurement taken around a woman's chest and back(女人的)胸围 2 bust /ˈbʌst/ verb
busts; busted also British bust; busting
busts; busted also British bust; busting
Learner's definition of BUST
[+ object] informal
1
: to break (something): such as弄坏;打破
a : to cause (something) to stop working by damaging it砸坏;摔坏 b : to cause (something) to separate into parts or pieces打碎 2
a : to arrest (someone)逮捕 b : to catch (someone) doing something wrong当场抓获;当场发现 3
US, impolite —
used in phrases like bust your butt/ass to describe working very hard卖力工作;拼命干 4
US : to hit or punch (someone)重击(某人)
bust a/your gut
— see 1gut
bust out
[phrasal verb] informal 1
bust out (doing something) : to begin (doing something) suddenly : to burst out (doing something)突然开始(做某事) 2
bust out (something) or bust (something) out : to take (something) from the place where it is stored so that it can be used(从储藏处)拿出(某物)供使用 3
: to escape from a prison, jail, etc.逃出(监狱等)
bust up
[phrasal verb] informal 1
: to end your relationship with someone决裂;分手 -
Their marriage busted up after three years.他们的婚姻三年后破裂了。
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Didn't you hear? They busted up. [=(more commonly) broke up, separated]你没听说?他俩分手了。
2
bust up (something) or bust (something) up : to cause (something) to end使结束 -
His gambling problem busted up their marriage.他的赌博恶习葬送了他们的婚姻。
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Police hope to bust up the crime ring for good.警方希望永久铲除这个犯罪集团。
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The police busted the party up.警方中止了那场聚会。
or bust
informal
—
used to say that you will do everything possible to get somewhere千方百计去(某地) 3 bust /ˈbʌst/ noun
plural busts
plural busts
Learner's definition of BUST
[count] informal
1
US : a complete failure : flop彻底失败;惨败 —
usually singular通常用单数。 -
The new product was a bust.新产品彻底失败了。
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Although critically acclaimed, the play has been a bust.尽管评论界叫好,这部剧还是失败了。
2
: an occurrence in which the police catch and arrest people committing a crime搜捕;逮捕 4 bust /ˈbʌst/ adjective
Learner's definition of BUST
go bust
informal
: to spend or lose all of your money : to go broke破产