busts

英 [bʌsts]

美 [bʌsts]

n.  (石或金属的)半身像; (尤指衣服或尺寸)女子的胸部，胸围; (警方的)突击搜捕，突击搜查
v.  打破; 摔碎; 突击搜查(或搜捕); (使)降级，降低军阶
bust的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

The form bust is used as the present tense of the verb, and can also be used as the past tense and past participle. bust的过去式和过去分词可与原形相同。


• VERB 打碎；破坏
  If youbustsomething, you break it or damage it so badly that it cannot be used.
  1. They will have to bust the door to get him out.
     他们将不得不撞破门把他弄出来。
• VERB 逮捕；拘留
  If someoneis busted, the police arrest them.
  1. They were busted for possession of cannabis.
     他们因藏有大麻被逮捕。
• VERB （警察）搜查
  If policebusta place, they go to it in order to arrest people who are doing something illegal.
  1. ...police success in busting UK-based drug factories.
     警察对英国的毒品加工厂成功实施的突击搜查
  2. Bustis also a noun.
     
  3. Six tons of cocaine were seized last week in Panama's biggest drug bust.
     上周在巴拿马规模最大的毒品搜查行动中查获了6吨可卡因。
• ADJ 破产的；倒闭的
  A company or fund that isbusthas no money left and has been forced to close down.
  1. It is taxpayers who will pay most of the bill for bailing out bust banks.
     是纳税人将支付大部分的账单以解救面临倒闭的银行。
• PHRASE 破产；倒闭
  If a companygoes bust, it loses so much money that it is forced to close down.
  1. ...a Swiss company which went bust last May.
     一家去年5月倒闭的瑞士公司
• N-COUNT 半身像；胸像
  Abustis a statue of the head and shoulders of a person.
  1. ...a bronze bust of the Queen.
     女王的半身铜像
• N-COUNT （女人的）胸部
  You can usebustto refer to a woman's breasts, especially when you are describing their size.
  1. Good posture also helps your bust look bigger.
     优美的姿势也能让你的胸部看起来更丰满。
• tobust a gut→ see:gut

双语例句

• Semi-regular infusions of cash tend to create booms and busts.
  不够规律的进行资金“输血”，将会使整个产业在繁荣和萧条间起伏波动。
• Financial busts almost always follow credit booms.
  金融崩溃几乎总是发生在信贷繁荣之后。
• Booms start off slowly but busts can be sudden and devastating.
  繁荣的开始总是很缓慢，但崩盘的发生可能是骤然而毁灭性的。
• You are at risk from booms and busts in the property market.
  你一定会在房地产市场的投资市场盛衰周期中冒险。
• But their rise and busts came for the same reasons.
  但这两个国家经济兴衰的原因都一样。
• If judged correctly, this allows the economy to adjust steadily, without booms and busts.
  如果判断正确的话，这会让经济稳定调整，而不会出现大起大落。
• Capitalism has been subject to booms and busts for at least the past 300 years, notable early examples of which were the Dutch tulip mania and the British South Sea Bubble of the early 18th century.
  至少在过去300年中，资本主义一直在繁荣与萧条之间交替。早期的著名案例有18世纪初的荷兰郁金香风潮和英国南海泡沫。
• I'm not usually a fan of busts, but this one is actually pretty cool.
  我不能算是半身像的追捧者，但这一个真得非常酷。
• However, Jensen, who has busts of both Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher in her office, is known as a moderate.
  不过，人们都知道延森本人是温和派，她的办公室里摆着罗纳德•里根和玛格丽特•撒切尔的雕像。
• This special report will argue that the effects of property booms and busts can be made less damaging, but that the asset itself is inherently unsafe.
  本期特别报道将论证，房地产繁荣与泡沫破灭的影响可以变得危害较小，但这种资产本身却具有与生俱来的危险性。