| 单词 | bust |
| 释义 | bust (bʌst ) Word forms: busts , busting , busted language note: The form bust is used as the present tense of the verb, and can also be used as the past tense and past participle. 1. verb If you bust something, you break it or damage it so badly that it cannot be used. [informal] They will have to bust the door to get him out. [VERB noun] Synonyms: break, smash, split, crack 2. verb [usually passive] If someone is busted, the police arrest them. [informal] They were busted for possession of cannabis. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: arrest, catch, lift [slang], raid 3. verb If police bust a place, they go to it in order to arrest people who are doing something illegal. [informal] ...police success in busting UK-based drug factories. [VERB noun] Bust is also a noun. Six tons of cocaine were seized last week in Panama's biggest drug bust. 4. adjective A company or fund that is bust has no money left and has been forced to close down. [informal, business] It is taxpayers who will pay most of the bill for bailing out bust banks. 5. go bust phrase If a company goes bust, it loses so much money that it is forced to close down. [informal, business] ...a Swiss company which went bust last May. Synonyms: go bankrupt, fail, go under, break 6. countable noun A bust is a statue of the head and shoulders of a person. ...a bronze bust of the Queen. [+ of] Synonyms: sculpture, carving, head 7. countable noun You can use bust to refer to a woman's breasts, especially when you are describing their size. Good posture also helps your bust look bigger. Synonyms: bosom, breasts, chest, front 8. to bust a gut phrase [VERB inflects] To bust a gut means to work very hard trying to achieve something. [informal] Every player is busting a gut to impress. Idioms: bust a gut [informal] to work very hard at something I was busting a gut doing horrible jobs – toilet cleaning among other things – to support us. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 胸像, 打碎 Japanese: バスト, 破裂させる |
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