| 词汇 | bust |
| 释义 | bustUK:*/ˈbʌst/US:/bʌst/ ,(bust)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 bust n (woman's chest)妇女的胸部The seamstress needs to measure your bust to make sure the dress will fit properly.女裁缝需要测量你的胸围，这样才能保证做出来的裙子合身。usage: ‘bust’A woman's breasts can be referred to as her bust, especially when you are talking about their size. Note that bust refers to both breasts together. You do not talk about a woman's ‘busts’. She has a very large bust.Bust is also used to talk about the measurement around the top part of a woman's body at the level of her breasts.‘Bust 34’ means that the garment is a size 12. bust n (sculpture type)半身像A bust of Mozart stood on the piano.钢琴上摆着莫扎特的半身像。 bust n US, slang (failure)失败I'm afraid the whole project was a bust.我很担心整个项目会失败。 bust n slang (police raid)警方的突击搜查或拘捕Several drug users were discovered during the bust.在警方的突击搜查时，发现了几名毒贩。 bust adj UK, informal (busted: broken)弄破的；打破的I dropped my mobile and it's bust.我一不小心把手机摔破了。 bust adj informal (bankrupt)破产了的，倒闭了的That new bookstore is already bust.那家新开的书店已经倒闭了。 bust [sth] vtr informal (break)弄坏，打碎，打破Randy busted his new phone already.兰迪已经把新手机弄坏了。usage: used as a verbIf you bust something, you break or damage it so badly that it cannot be used. Note that you only use bust with this meaning in conversation. You do not use it in formal writing.She found out about Jack busting the double-bass.In informal English, if someone is busted, the police arrest them.They were busted for possession of cannabis. bust n (financial: collapse)经济萧条；经济崩溃After the big bust in 2008, many people were unemployed.2008年的经济大萧条之后，很多人都失业了。 bust [sth] vtr slang (police: arrest, raid)逮捕，搜捕，破获；突击搜查Police have bust a major prostitution ring.警方成功破获了一个大型卖淫团伙。 其他翻译 bust, beer bust n US, informal (party with alcohol)酗酒聚会 bust vi (become bankrupt)破产；倒闭 bust [sb] vtr US, Can (assign to lower rank)使降级；降…的职 bust [sth/sb] vtr (make [sb/sth] bankrupt)使破产；使倒闭The poor economy has busted a lot of new businesses.不景气的经济环境，让很多新兴企业都破产了。 动词短语 bust out vi phrasal US, slang (escape from somewhere)逃离Even if they could bust out of the old jail, there was nowhere to hide on the island. bust out vi phrasal US, slang (do [sth] in unconventional way)另辟蹊径；别出心裁 bust [sth] out vtr phrasal sep US, slang (take out for use)拿出…Let's bust out a bottle of the good wine for our anniversary! bust [sth] up vtr phrasal sep US, slang, figurative (end)终结Seems like I have to bust up a fight between those kids every day. bust up vi phrasal US, slang, figurative (couple: separate, split)分手，一拍两散； (多指恋爱或婚姻关系)吹了 复合形式： boom-and-bust cycle n (economy: alternating extremes)经济繁荣与萧条的周期Arnold's life had followed a boom-and-bust cycle, rich one moment, broke the next. bust a gut v expr US, slang, figurative (try very hard)拼命努力Don't bust a gut trying to get this place tidy by lunchtime.别费心思想在午餐前把这个地方收拾干净。 bust a gut v expr US, figurative, slang (laugh energetically)笑破肚子 bust a gut laughing v expr US, figurative, slang (laugh energetically)笑破肚皮That comedian's monologue was so funny, I bust a gut laughing. bust a move v expr slang (go, leave)走，离开It's time to bust a move because it's getting late. bust a move v expr slang, dated (dance)跳舞Gino is busting some moves on the dancefloor. bust [sb] out, bust [sb] out of [sth] vtr + adv US, slang (help to escape)帮…逃出来；帮…逃出…His friends will bust him out of jail. bust out crying v expr US, informal (start weeping suddenly)突然大哭；突然哭出来 bust out laughing v expr US, informal (laugh suddenly)放声大笑，突然大笑起来 bust-up n slang, figurative (friends: disagreement) (朋友之间)闹翻，翻脸备注: A hyphen is used when the term is a nounMarie's not talking to Sarah, they've had a bust-up. bust-up n slang, figurative (couple: separation)离异，分手His hard drinking caused the bust up between those two. fit to burst, fit to bust expr UK (energetically)精力充沛 fit to burst with [sth], fit to bust with [sth] expr UK (full of [sth]: emotion, excitement) (情绪、感情)充满 go bust vi + adj informal (company: be bankrupt)破产；倒闭She lost her job when the company went bust.公司破产，她失去了工作。 |
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