| 词组 | bust |
| 释义 | bust Bust can be used as a verb, an adjective, or a noun. The past tense and past participle of the verb is either bust or busted. ◊ used as a verb If you bust something, you break or damage it so badly that it cannot be used. Note that you only use bust with this meaning in conversation. You do not use it in formal writing. She found out about Jack busting the double-bass. ◊ used as an adjective In conversation, if you say that something is bust, you mean that it is broken or very badly damaged. That clock's been bust for weeks. If a company goes bust, it loses so much money that it is forced to close down. You do not use this expression in formal English. We know they went bust in 1954. ◊ used as a noun A woman's bust is her breasts. See entry at ↑ |
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