英语词汇“busk”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To busk is to earn money by performing in public for tips. If you learn how to play the bagpipes, you could put on a kilt, go downtown, and busk.

Unlike a concert with an admission fee, when a musician busks, she puts a tip jar nearby. Passers-by can donate money if they want to, but the music is free for those who can't or don't want to pay. In the 1800s, to busk was "to offer goods for sale only in bars and taprooms," probably from a nautical meaning of busk, "cruise like a pirate" or "live a shiftless life."

WORD FAMILY

busk: busked, busker, busking, busks+/busker: buskers

USAGE EXAMPLES

After rebounding, Taylor’s next move was to London, where he busked beneath overpasses and petitioned record companies.

Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016)

She last wrote for the magazine about how to busk.

New York Times(Nov 10, 2016)

There’s a rotating group of doo-wop guys, in their 50s and older, who busk on the New York City subways, practicing a dying art.

Time(Nov 09, 2016)

v play music in a public place and solicit money for it

three young men were busking in the plaza

Hyper

play

play on an instrument

单词	busk
释义	busk (once / 12287 pages) v To busk is to earn money by performing in public for tips. If you learn how to play the bagpipes, you could put on a kilt, go downtown, and busk. Unlike a concert with an admission fee, when a musician busks, she puts a tip jar nearby. Passers-by can donate money if they want to, but the music is free for those who can't or don't want to pay. In the 1800s, to busk was "to offer goods for sale only in bars and taprooms," probably from a nautical meaning of busk, "cruise like a pirate" or "live a shiftless life." WORD FAMILY busk: busked, busker, busking, busks+/busker: buskers USAGE EXAMPLES After rebounding, Taylor’s next move was to London, where he busked beneath overpasses and petitioned record companies. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) She last wrote for the magazine about how to busk. New York Times(Nov 10, 2016) There’s a rotating group of doo-wop guys, in their 50s and older, who busk on the New York City subways, practicing a dying art. Time(Nov 09, 2016) v play music in a public place and solicit money for it three young men were busking in the plaza Hyper play play on an instrument
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