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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

bust [b^st]
  1. 1. vt. [inf] (break) 打破
  2. 2. vt. [inf] (arrest) 逮捕
  3. 3. noun [c] (breasts) 胸部
  4. 4. noun (sculpture) 胸像
  5. 5. adjective [inf] (broken) 坏
    to go bust
    [inf] [company+] 破产

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

bust [bʌst]
  1. 1. verb [Informal] 损毁毁坏
    My phone busted when I dropped it.
    我的电话摔到地上彻底坏了。
    He busted my radio!
    他搞坏了我的收音机
  2. 2. vt. [Informal] [Slang] 突击搜查
    A couple of weeks later, they bust the house again.
    几周以后他们再次突袭了这所房子
  3. 3. verb [Informal] (使)破裂撕破打破
  4. 4. verb 散架碎裂破碎
    I think that the washing machine is busted.
    认为这台洗衣机散架了。
  5. 5. vi. [Slang] 爆裂
    The Germans bust the tunnels wide open with their tanks.
    德国人用他们的坦克撞开了隧道
  6. 6. vt. [Informal] [American English] [Slang] 打,击打殴打
  7. 7. vt. [Informal] [Slang] 逮捕
  8. 8. vt. [Slang] [American English] 降低……的军阶,使降级
  9. 9. n.[c] [Informal] [American English] [Slang] 彻底失败
    He had set up a small business which had gone bust in 1975.
    曾经创办过一家小企业,但它于 1975 年破产了。
  10. 10. n.[c] 乳房胸部
    If you have a large bust, invest in a good support bra.
    如果你的胸很大,就应当选用支撑能力好的胸罩
  11. 11. n.[c] 半身塑像
    A bronze bust of his father shows real ability.
    父亲的半身铜像展现非凡艺术功力
  12. 12. n.[c] [Slang] 狂吃狂喝的聚会
    They went on a bust that lasted three days.
    他们一个盛大酒宴大吃大喝三天
  13. 13. n.[c] [Slang] [American English] 经济衰退萧条
  14. 14. n.[c] [Slang] 逮捕
  15. 15. n.[c] [Slang] 突击搜查
  16. 16. n.[u] 胸围
  17. 17. adjective [Informal] 身无分文的,一文不名的,破产
  18. 18. adjective 坏的,毁坏

Collins English-English Dictionary

bust [b^st]
  1. 1. n the chest of a human being, esp a woman's bosom
  2. 2. n a sculpture of the head, shoulders, and upper chest of a person
  3. 3. n [Etymology] C17: from French buste, from Italian busto a sculpture, of unknown origin
bust [b^st]
  1. 1. vb [Spoken] to burst or break
  2. 2. vb to make or become bankrupt
  3. 3. vt. [tr] (of the police) to raid, search, or arrest
    the girl was busted for drugs
  4. 4. vt. [tr] [US and Canadian] to demote, esp in military rank
  5. 5. vt. [tr] [US and Canadian] to break or tame (a horse, etc)
  6. 6. vt. [tr] [chiefly US] to punch; hit
  7. 7. vt. See gut
  8. 8. n a raid, search, or arrest by the police
  9. 9. n [chiefly US] a punch; hit
  10. 10. n [US and Canadian] a failure, esp a financial one; bankruptcy
  11. 11. n a drunken party
  12. 12. adj broken
  13. 13. adj bankrupt
  14. 14. adj [Etymology] C19: from a dialect pronunciation of burst

Examples

to go bust
[inf] [company+] 破产
If you have a large bust, invest in a good support bra.
如果你的胸很大,就应当选用支撑能力好的胸罩。
A couple of weeks later, they bust the house again.
几周以后,他们再次突袭了这所房子。
Italy's other big state-owned banks have also lent money to the bust group.
意大利的其它大型国有银行也曾贷款给这家破产的集团。
The bust of napoleon stood on a console.
拿破仑的半身像矗立在一个托台上。

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