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

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noun (3)
- bust (BREASTS)
- bust (HEAD)
- bust (ARREST)
verb (2)
- bust (BREAK)
- bust (ARREST)
adjective (2)
- bust (BROKEN)
- bust (BUSINESS)

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verb (1)
- bust (BREAK)
noun (3)
- bust (STATUE)
- bust (BREASTS)
- bust (BREAK)

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noun (2)
- bust (1)
- bust (2)
adjective (1)
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English
American
Business

bustnoun [ C ]

uk/bʌst/us/bʌst/

bust noun [ C ] (BREASTS)

a woman's breasts, or the measurement around a woman's breasts and back:

I couldn't find any blouses in my bust size.

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The breast

-breasted
areola
boob
bosom
breast
busty
buxom
cleavage
flat-chested
hooter
knocker
mammary gland
man breasts
moobs
nipple
stacked
sternum
tit
titty

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Measuring & weighing

bust noun [ C ] (HEAD)

a model of the head and shoulders of a person:

There was a bust of Mahler on his desk.

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Sculpture

bas-relief
bronze
carve
carving
cherub
cupid
hew
installation
maquette
mould
plaster cast
plinth
relief
sculpture
sculptured
sphinx
statuary
statue
statuette

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bust noun [ C ] (ARREST)

slang an occasion when police arrest people who are thought to have broken the law:

In their latest drugs bust police entered a warehouse where cocaine dealers were meeting.

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Arresting & charging

apprehend
apprehension
arrest
assist
attachment
charge
charge sheet
handcuffs
hold
house arrest
knock
lag
Miranda
pull
pull sb in
run
run sb in
take sb in
the knock at/on the door idiom
tighten

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bustverb [ T ]

uk/bʌst/us/bʌst/busted or UK also bust, busted or UK also bust

bust verb [ T ] (BREAK)

informal to break something:

Oh no! I bust his MP3 player.

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Tearing and breaking into pieces

apart
asunder
bobble
break (sth) off
breakage
catch
fall apart
flake
fragment
fragmented
frayed
in ribbons idiom
knacker
pull sth apart
rent
rip
shear
split
tear sth up
torn

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bust verb [ T ] (ARREST)

US slang When the police bust a person, they arrest them, or when they bust a building or a place, they arrest people in it who they believe are breaking the law:

The police busted him because they think he's involved with a terrorist group.

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Arresting & charging

apprehend
apprehension
arrest
assist
attachment
charge
charge sheet
handcuffs
hold
house arrest
knock
lag
Miranda
pull
pull sb in
run
run sb in
take sb in
the knock at/on the door idiom
tighten

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bust adjective (BROKEN)

UK informal US busted broken:

I think my watch is bust.

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Tearing and breaking into pieces

apart
asunder
bobble
break (sth) off
breakage
catch
fall apart
flake
fragment
fragmented
frayed
in ribbons idiom
knacker
pull sth apart
rent
rip
shear
split
tear sth up
torn

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bust adjective (BUSINESS)

go bust

If a company goes bust, it is forced to close because it is financially unsuccessful:

More than 20 companies in the district went bust during the last three months.

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Success & failure in business

administration
axe
bankrupt
bankruptcy
branch
branch out
collapse
establish
fold
foreclose
growing pains
joint venture
liquidator
locate
moribund
official receiver
organic growth
receivership
shut (sth) down
spin

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bustverb [ I/T ]

us/bʌst/infml

bust verb [ I/T ] (BREAK)

to burst or break something:

[ I always + adv/prep ] He busted out laughing.

[ M ] The cops had to bust the door down.

slang A person who is busted is caught doing something wrong, esp. caught by the police and accused of a crime.

bustnoun [ C ]

us/bʌst/

bust noun [ C ] (STATUE)

a statue of the upper part of a person’s body:

a bust of George Washington

bust noun [ C ] (BREASTS)

a woman’s breasts, or the measurement around a woman’s body at the level of her breasts

bust noun [ C ] (BREAK)

slang an occasion when people are caught by the police and accused of a crime

bustnoun [ C ]

uk/bʌst/usECONOMICS, FINANCE

a period of slow economic activity and lack of growth:

Each of the previous booms in real house prices was followed by a bust.

Employment soared during the 90s, only to plunge by nearly a third in the bust.

the dot-com/housing/oil bust

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boom noun

informal a failure:

Our attempt to start a new company was a complete bust.

bustadjective

uk/bʌst/usinformal FINANCE

go bust

if a company goes bust, it is forced to close because it is financially unsuccessful:

He believes that banks should be allowed to go bust.

A thousand employees lost their jobs when the company went bust.

单词	bust
释义	Contents noun (3) bust (BREASTS) bust (HEAD) bust (ARREST) verb (2) bust (BREAK) bust (ARREST) adjective (2) bust (BROKEN) bust (BUSINESS) Contents verb (1) bust (BREAK) noun (3) bust (STATUE) bust (BREASTS) bust (BREAK) Contents noun (2) bust (1) bust (2) adjective (1) bust (1) English American Business bustnoun [ C ] uk/bʌst/us/bʌst/ bust noun [ C ] (BREASTS) a woman's breasts, or the measurement around a woman's breasts and back: I couldn't find any blouses in my bust size. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words The breast -breasted areola boob bosom breast busty buxom cleavage flat-chested hooter knocker mammary gland man breasts moobs nipple stacked sternum tit titty You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Measuring & weighing bust noun [ C ] (HEAD) a model of the head and shoulders of a person: There was a bust of Mahler on his desk. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Sculpture bas-relief bronze carve carving cherub cupid hew installation maquette mould plaster cast plinth relief sculpture sculptured sphinx statuary statue statuette See more results » bust noun [ C ] (ARREST) slang an occasion when police arrest people who are thought to have broken the law: In their latest drugs bust police entered a warehouse where cocaine dealers were meeting. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Arresting & charging apprehend apprehension arrest assist attachment charge charge sheet handcuffs hold house arrest knock lag Miranda pull pull sb in run run sb in take sb in the knock at/on the door idiom tighten See more results » bustverb [ T ] uk/bʌst/us/bʌst/busted or UK also bust, busted or UK also bust bust verb [ T ] (BREAK) informal to break something: Oh no! I bust his MP3 player. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Tearing and breaking into pieces apart asunder bobble *break (sth)* off breakage catch fall apart flake fragment fragmented frayed in ribbons idiom knacker pull sth apart rent rip shear split tear sth up torn See more results » bust verb [ T ] (ARREST) US slang When the police bust a person, they arrest them, or when they bust a building or a place, they arrest people in it who they believe are breaking the law: The police busted him because they think he's involved with a terrorist group. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Arresting & charging apprehend apprehension arrest assist attachment charge charge sheet handcuffs hold house arrest knock lag Miranda pull pull sb in run run sb in take sb in the knock at/on the door idiom tighten See more results » Idiom(s) bust a gut bust out/up laughing Phrasal verb(s) bust up bust sth up bustadjective uk/bʌst/us/bʌst/ bust adjective (BROKEN) UK informal US busted broken: I think my watch is bust. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Tearing and breaking into pieces apart asunder bobble break (sth) off breakage catch fall apart flake fragment fragmented frayed in ribbons idiom knacker pull sth apart rent rip shear split tear sth up torn See more results » bust adjective (BUSINESS) go bust If a company goes bust, it is forced to close because it is financially unsuccessful: More than 20 companies in the district went bust during the last three months. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Success & failure in business administration axe bankrupt bankruptcy branch branch out collapse establish fold foreclose growing pains joint venture liquidator locate moribund official receiver organic growth receivership shut (sth) down spin See more results » bustverb [ I/T ] us/bʌst/infml bust verb [ I/T ] (BREAK) to burst or break something: [ I always + adv/prep ] He busted out laughing. [ M ] The cops had to bust the door down. slang A person who is busted is caught doing something wrong, esp. caught by the police and accused of a crime. bustnoun [ C ] us/bʌst/ bust noun [ C ] (STATUE) a statue of the upper part of a person’s body: a bust of George Washington bust noun [ C ] (BREASTS) a woman’s breasts, or the measurement around a woman’s body at the level of her breasts bust noun [ C ] (BREAK) slang an occasion when people are caught by the police and accused of a crime bustnoun [ C ] uk/bʌst/usECONOMICS, FINANCE a period of slow economic activity and lack of growth: Each of the previous booms in real house prices was followed by a bust. Employment soared during the 90s, only to plunge by nearly a third in the bust. the dot-com/housing/oil bust Compare boom noun informal a failure: Our attempt to start a new company was a complete bust. See also boom and bust bustadjective uk/bʌst/usinformal FINANCE go bust if a company goes bust, it is forced to close because it is financially unsuccessful:** He believes that banks should be allowed to go bust. A thousand employees lost their jobs when the company went bust.
随便看	go to town on something go to waste go to/take great pains to do sth go together go too far go trick or treating go trick-or-treating go under go under the knife go unheard go up go up go up in flames go up in smoke go up in smoke go up to sth go viral go walkabout go west go whole hog go with a bang go with a swing go with sb go with sb/sth go with sth

bustnoun [ C ]

bust noun [ C ] (BREASTS)

bust noun [ C ] (HEAD)

bust noun [ C ] (ARREST)

bustverb [ T ]

bust verb [ T ] (BREAK)

bust verb [ T ] (ARREST)

Idiom(s)

Phrasal verb(s)

bustadjective

bust adjective (BROKEN)

bust adjective (BUSINESS)

bustverb [ I/T ]

bust verb [ I/T ] (BREAK)

bustnoun [ C ]

bust noun [ C ] (STATUE)

bust noun [ C ] (BREASTS)

bust noun [ C ] (BREAK)

bustnoun [ C ]

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bustadjective