bust

verb

1. 打破；摔碎
   to break sth
   1. I bust my camera.
      我把照相机摔坏了。
   2. The lights are busted.
      灯泡被砸碎了。
   3. Come out, or I'll bust the door down!
      出来，不然我就砸门了！
2. 突击搜查（或搜捕）
   to suddenly enter a place and search it or arrest sb
   1. He's been busted for drugs.
      他因涉嫌毒品而遭到拘捕。
3. （使）降级，降低军阶
   to make sb lower in military rank as a punishment

noun

1. （石或金属的）半身像
   a stone or metal model of a person's head, shoulders and chest
2. （尤指衣服或尺寸）女子的胸部，胸围
   (used especially when talking about clothes or measurements) a woman's breasts or the measurement around the breasts and back
   1. What is your bust measurement, Madam?
      您的胸围是多少，太太？
3. （警方的）突击搜捕，突击搜查
   an unexpected visit made by the police in order to arrest people for doing sth illegal
   1. a drug bust
      突击搜查毒品
4. 蹩脚的东西；没价值的事物
   a thing that is not good
   1. As a show it was a bust.
      作为一场演出，那可不怎么样。

adj.

1. 破碎；毁坏
   broken
   1. My watch is bust.
      我的表坏了。
2. 破产
   failed because of a lack of money
   1. We're bust!
      我们破产了！
   2. We lost our money when the travel company went bust .
      旅行社破产，我们的钱都赔了进去。

The form bust is used as the present tense of the verb, and can also be used as the past tense and past participle. bust的过去式和过去分词可与原形相同。


1. VERB 打碎；破坏
   If you bust something, you break it or damage it so badly that it cannot be used.
   1. They will have to bust the door to get him out.
      他们将不得不撞破门把他弄出来。
2. VERB 逮捕；拘留
   If someone is busted, the police arrest them.
   1. They were busted for possession of cannabis.
      他们因藏有大麻被逮捕。
3. VERB （警察）搜查
   If police bust a place, they go to it in order to arrest people who are doing something illegal.
   1. ...police success in busting UK-based drug factories.
      警察对英国的毒品加工厂成功实施的突击搜查
   2. Bust is also a noun.
      
   3. Six tons of cocaine were seized last week in Panama's biggest drug bust.
      上周在巴拿马规模最大的毒品搜查行动中查获了6吨可卡因。
4. ADJ 破产的；倒闭的
   A company or fund that is bust has no money left and has been forced to close down.
   1. It is taxpayers who will pay most of the bill for bailing out bust banks.
      是纳税人将支付大部分的账单以解救面临倒闭的银行。
5. PHRASE 破产；倒闭
   If a company goes bust, it loses so much money that it is forced to close down.
   1. ...a Swiss company which went bust last May.
      一家去年5月倒闭的瑞士公司
6. N-COUNT 半身像；胸像
   A bust is a statue of the head and shoulders of a person.
   1. ...a bronze bust of the Queen.
      女王的半身铜像
7. N-COUNT （女人的）胸部
   You can use bust to refer to a woman's breasts, especially when you are describing their size.
   1. Good posture also helps your bust look bigger.
      优美的姿势也能让你的胸部看起来更丰满。
8. to bust a gut → see: gut

1. They will have to bust the door to get him out.
   他们将不得不撞破门把他弄出来。
2. They were busted for possession of cannabis.
   他们因藏有大麻被逮捕。
3. Good posture also helps your bust look bigger.
   优美的姿势也能让你的胸部看起来更丰满。
4. You can bust a gut sixteen hours a day, seven days a week, but if your product is lousy, you've wasted your time.
   你可以一周7天、一天16小时地拼命劳作，但是如果产品质量低劣，你就白费时间了。
5. She has a beautiful bust.
   她的胸部很美。
6. The workers are casting a stainless steel bust.
   工人们正在铸造一座不锈钢的胸像。
7. The couple bust up after an argument.
   那对夫妻经过一场争吵就离异了。
8. The business went bust.
   这家商店破产了。
9. He dropped his watch on the pavement and bust it.
   他把手表掉在人行道上摔坏了。
10. "I think he is much the most interesting man we have had out here," observed miss annual," since the last bust of scott!"
    “自从上次展出司各特的半身塑像以来，”安纽儿小姐说，“他是到我们这里来的最有趣的人物了。”
11. If he isn't any good, I'll bust him. that's all.
    要是他真的不行，以后再撤下来就是了。
12. Do you have this dress in a bigger bust size?
    你有胸围比这件大些的衣服吗？
13. Your bust is already out.
    你的胸部就已经掉出来了。
14. So I guess your date with Clark was kind of a bust.
    我想你和克拉克的约会是被毁了。
15. I suggest we bust out of here now.
    我建议我们把这里炸了。
16. I must or I'll bust.
    我必须，不然我将破裂。
17. Did you just bust me with a look?
    你刚才是不是目测了我的胸围？
18. It's not the same as in bust and sleeves.
    什么是下部的褶边量具？这不是在胸围和袖子一样。
19. If you question my orders, I'll bust you down to private.
    如果你对我的命令有疑问，我降你的级。
20. You know that I abolished boom and bust.
    大家都知道，我已经取消了经济波动。
21. This will give you the courage and the confidence to bust your bad habit.
    这会给你的勇气和信心，你的坏习惯胸像。
22. Relations with my sister, I will bust you one in the face.
    如果你对我说你认为我会跟我妹妹发生性关系，我要打你脸的。
23. Harry and his girlfriend bust up last week.
    哈里和他女朋友上星期分手了。
24. You want to bust up my kitchen as well?
    你还想毁了我的厨房么？
25. It is bad enough that recklessness in some areas of banking and finance led to economic boom and bust.
    银行和金融业某些领域的鲁莽行为导致了经济的荣衰，这已经够糟糕了。
26. I'll speak to her or bust!
    我非得和她谈一谈不可！
27. My watch is bust; I must get it repaired.
    我的表碰坏了，我必须请人修一下。
28. This guys trying to bust my balls.
    这些人要踢碎我的蛋蛋了。
29. I really hate going bust.
    我真的憎恨去半身像。

bust up

1. 吵翻；分手
   to have an argument and separate
   1. I bust my camera.
      我把照相机摔坏了。
   2. The lights are busted.
      灯泡被砸碎了。
   3. Come out, or I'll bust the door down!
      出来，不然我就砸门了！

bust sth↔up

1. 断送；毁灭
   to make sth end by disturbing or ruining it

v.

bust a gut (doing sth/to do sth)

• 努力（做某事）
  to make a great effort to do sth

… or bust

• （表示将全力以赴）
  used to say that you will try very hard to get somewhere or achieve sth
  1. For him it's the Olympics or bust.
     他将竭尽全力参加奥运会。

noun

1. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
   1. they went on a bust that lasted three days

   Synonym:    tearbingebout

2. a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

3. the chest of a woman

   Synonym:    female chest

4. a complete failure
   1. the play was a dismal flop

   Synonym:    flopfizzle

verb

1. break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
   1. The dam burst

   Synonym:    burst

2. go to pieces
   1. The lawn mower finally broke
   2. The gears wore out
   3. The old chair finally fell apart completely

   Synonym:    breakwearwear outfall apart

3. ruin completely
   1. He busted my radio!

   Synonym:    break

4. separate or cause to separate abruptly
   1. The rope snapped
   2. tear the paper

   Synonym:    tearrupturesnap

5. search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
   1. The police raided the crack house

   Synonym:    raid

adj

1. lacking funds
   1. `skint' is a British slang term

   Synonym:    brokeskintstone-brokestony-broke