| 释义 |
bustbust1 /bʌst / noun [countable] - a woman's breasts; the measurement around a woman's chest（女性的）乳房，胸围◆a 36-inch bust36 英寸的胸围
- (informal) an act of arresting someone by the police, etc.突击搜捕，逮捕（行动）◆a drug bust毒品搜捕行动
- (informal) a failure失败
- a model in stone, etc. of a person's head, shoulders, and chest（石头等的）半身塑像◆a bust of Venus维纳斯的半身像
bustbust2 /bʌst / verb [transitive] (informal) - to break or damage something so that it cannot be used打破；损坏
- bust sb (for sth) (used about the police, etc.) to suddenly enter a place and catch someone doing something illegal or wrong（警察等）突击搜捕，突然抓捕◆He got busted for possession of drugs.他因持有毒品而被捕。◆The teacher busted her for smoking in the restroom.老师逮到她在卫生间抽烟。
 ●bust a gut (doing / to do sth) (informal) to make a great effort to do something竭尽全力（做某事）◆I busted a gut to get you out of this mess!为了让你摆脱这个烂摊子我费尽了力！
bustbust3 /bʌst / adjective ●go bust (informal) (business商业) to have to close because it has lost so much money倒闭；破产；关张◆During the recession, thousands of businesses went bust.在经济衰退时期，成千上万家企业破产。 |