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bust
n
1 sculpture of a person´s head, shoulders and chest 半身雕塑像(包括头、肩、胸).
2
(a) woman´s breasts; bosom 女子的乳房; 胸部.
(b) measurement round a woman´s chest and back (女子的)胸围
[attrib 作定语]
What is your bust size, madam? 小姐, 您胸围的尺寸是多少? bust v (pt, pp bust or busted) (infml 口)
1 [Tn] break (sth); smash 打破(某物); 打碎
I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth/sb (for sth) (of the police) raid (a house) or arrest sb (指警方)突击搜查(房屋)或拘捕某人
Mickey´s been busted for drugs. 米基曾因毒品事而被捕.
3 [Tn] reduce (sb) to a lower military rank; demote 降低(某人)军阶; 使降级
He was busted (to corporal) for being absent without leave. 他因擅离职守而被降级(为下士).
4 (phr v) bust up (infml 口) (esp of a married couple) quarrel and separate (尤指夫妻间)争吵而离异
They bust up after five years of marriage. 他们婚後五年离异了. bust sth up cause sth to end; disrupt sth 使某事物终止; 破坏某事物
bust up a meeting 使会议终止
It was his drinking that busted up their marriage. 是他的酗酒行为破坏了他们的婚姻. bust, n raid or arrest by the police 警方的突击搜查或拘捕. bust, adj [pred 作表语]
(infml 口)
1 broken; not working 毁坏; 不能操作
My watch is bust. 我的表坏了.
2 bankrupt 破产; 倒闭.
3 (idm 习语) go `bust (of a person or a business) become bankrupt; fail financially (指人或企业)破产.
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