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

bust²

(bŭst)

v. bust·ed, bust·ing, busts

v.tr.

1. Informal

a. To smash or break, especially forcefully: "Mr. Luger worked it with a rake, busting up the big clods, making a flat brown table" (Garrison Keillor).

b. To render inoperable or unusable: busted the vending machine by putting in foreign coins.

2. To cause to come to an end; break up: an attempt to bust the union.

3. To break or tame (a horse).

4. To cause to become bankrupt or short of money: "Unwatched overhead could bust us in a year's time" (Louis Auchincloss).

5. Informal

a. To place under arrest.

b. To make a police raid on.

6. Slang To reduce in rank; demote.

7. Slang To hit; punch.

v.intr.

1. Slang

a. To undergo breakage; become broken.

b. To burst; break: "Several companies have threatened to bust out of their high-wage contracts by the dubious technique of declaring bankruptcy" (Washington Post).

2. To become bankrupt or short of money.

3. Games To lose at blackjack by exceeding a score of 21.

1. A failure; a flop: "The home-style bean curd is a bust, oily and rubbery" (Mark and Gail Barnett).

2. A time or period of widespread financial depression: "Bankers consider the region's diversified economy to be good protection against a possible real estate bust" (American Banker).

3. Slang A punch; a blow.

4. Informal A spree: a fraternity beer bust.

5. Informal

a. An arrest.

b. A raid.

Idioms:

bust a nut Vulgar Slang

To have an orgasm.

bust (one's) ass/balls/butt Vulgar Slang

To make a strenuous effort; work very hard.

bust (someone's) balls/chops

1. Vulgar Slang To make extreme or unreasonable demands of someone.

2. To harass or scold someone.

go bust

To go bankrupt.

[Variant of BURST.]

单词	bust
释义	bust² (bŭst) v. bust·ed, bust·ing, busts v.tr. 1. Informal a. To smash or break, especially forcefully: "Mr. Luger worked it with a rake, busting up the big clods, making a flat brown table" (Garrison Keillor). b. To render inoperable or unusable: busted the vending machine by putting in foreign coins. 2. To cause to come to an end; break up: an attempt to bust the union. 3. To break or tame (a horse). 4. To cause to become bankrupt or short of money: "Unwatched overhead could bust us in a year's time" (Louis Auchincloss). 5. Informal a. To place under arrest. b. To make a police raid on. 6. Slang To reduce in rank; demote. 7. Slang To hit; punch. v.intr. 1. Slang a. To undergo breakage; become broken. b. To burst; break: "Several companies have threatened to bust out of their high-wage contracts by the dubious technique of declaring bankruptcy" (Washington Post). 2. To become bankrupt or short of money. 3. Games To lose at blackjack by exceeding a score of 21. n. 1. A failure; a flop: "The home-style bean curd is a bust, oily and rubbery" (Mark and Gail Barnett). 2. A time or period of widespread financial depression: "Bankers consider the region's diversified economy to be good protection against a possible real estate bust" (American Banker). 3. Slang A punch; a blow. 4. Informal A spree: a fraternity beer bust. 5. Informal a. An arrest. b. A raid. *Idioms:* *bust a nut* Vulgar Slang To have an orgasm. *bust (one's)* *ass/balls/butt* Vulgar Slang To make a strenuous effort; work very hard. *bust (someone's) balls/chops* 1. Vulgar Slang To make extreme or unreasonable demands of someone. 2. To harass or scold someone. go bust** To go bankrupt. [Variant of BURST.]
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