bust

bust¹
noun

a woman's chest as measured around her breasts
胸围
a 36-inch bust.
胸围36英寸。
■a woman's breasts, especially considered in terms of their size
乳房（尤指大小）
if you have a big bust, you are seen as stupid.
假如你胸部大，人们会认为你蠢。
a sculpture of a person's head, shoulders, and chest
半身像

语源

mid 17th cent. (denoting the upper part or torso of a large sculpture): from French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum 'tomb, sepulchral monument'

bust²
(informal)(非正式)
(pastandpast participle busted 或 bust)
[with obj.]

break, split, or burst (something)(figurative)(喻)
打（炸）破，破开
they bust the tunnel wide open.
他们把隧道炸开。
the film busts every box office record.
这部电影打破了所有票房纪录。
■[no obj.]come apart or split open
分开，裂开
laughing fit to bust.
差点笑破肚皮。
■cause to collapse; defeat utterly
引起崩溃；击溃
he promised to bust the mafia.
他许诺要粉碎黑手党。
■[no obj.](bust up)(of a group or married couple) separate, typically after a quarrel
（小组成员，夫妻）分离，离婚；（婚姻或友谊）破裂（尤指因争吵）
■(bust something up)cause (something) to break up
使（某物）分裂
men hired to bust up union rallies.
雇来破坏工会集会的人。
■(chiefly N. Amer.)strike violently
(主北美)猛烈打击
they wanted to bust me on the mouth.
他们想打我的嘴巴。
■[no obj.](bust out)break out; escape
逃脱，逃亡
she busted out of prison.
她越狱了。
■[no obj.](in blackjack and similar card game) exceed the score of 21, so losing one's stake
（玩２１点及类似牌戏）超点输掉赌注，涨裂
(chiefly N. Amer.)raid or search (premises where illegal activity is suspected)
(主北美)袭击；搜查
my flat got busted.
我的房子被人搜过了。
■arrest
逮捕
two roadies were busted for drugs.
巡回乐队两名管理员被搜身查找毒品。
■(chiefly US)reduce (a soldier) to a lower rank; demote
(主美)使（士兵）降级；使降职
he was busted to private.
他被降级为列兵。

noun

a period of economic difficulty or depression
经济萧条（不景气）时期
the boom was followed by the present bust.
经济繁荣后是当前的萧条。
(informal)a police raid
(非正式)（警察的）搜捕，袭击
a drug bust.
搜查毒品。
a worthless thing
无价值的事物
as a show it was a bust.
这是一场没有价值的表演。
(chiefly N. Amer.)a punch or other hit
(主北美)冲击；打击
a bust on the snout.
一拳打在鼻子上。

adjective

damaged or broken
坏掉的；断掉的
bankrupt
破产的
firms will go bust.
公司将会破产。

语源

mid 18th cent (originally US, as a noun in the sense 'an act of bursting or splitting'): variant of burst

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