单词 | bust |
释义 | Word Frequency bust 1(bʌst) noun 1. the chest of a human being, esp a woman's bosom 2. a sculpture of the head, shoulders, and upper chest of a person Word origin C17: from French buste, from Italian busto a sculpture, of unknown originWord Frequency bust 2(bʌst) informal verbWord forms: busts, busting, busted or bust 1. to burst or break 2. to make or become bankrupt 3. (transitive) (of the police) to raid, search, or arrest the girl was busted for drugs 4. (transitive) US and Canadian to demote, esp in military rank 5. (transitive) US and Canadian to break or tame (a horse, etc) 6. (transitive) mainly US to punch; hit 7. bust a gut noun 8. a raid, search, or arrest by the police 9. mainly US a punch; hit 10. US and Canadian a failure, esp a financial one; bankruptcy 11. a drunken party adjective 12. broken 13. bankrupt 14. go bust Word origin C19: from a dialect pronunciation of burst |
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