bust

bʌst
托福雅思GRE Collins 2

英文释义

n. a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
n. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

中文翻译

n. 半身像, 胸部, 失败, 殴打
vt. 使爆裂, 使破产
vi. 爆裂, 破产
[计] 操作错

2
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记忆技巧

bust 本身是一个完整的单词,没有明显的词根词缀。但可以联想到与break(打破)相关的含义,想象一个破裂的物体。

例句

1. She decided to bust open the piñata at the party.
她决定在派对上打破这个彩蛋。
2. The police tried to bust the drug operation in the neighborhood.
警方试图打击邻里的毒品交易。
3. I had to bust my budget to buy that new phone.
我不得不超出预算去买那部新手机。

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