bust

bʌst

托福雅思GRE Collins 2

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

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

Collins 星级

9,832

BNC 频率

6,688

使用频率

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。