1 to break or damage sth so that it cannot be used 砸碎;损坏
2 to arrest sb 逮捕: He was busted for possession of heroin.他因私藏海洛因而被捕。
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/bʌst ||; bʌst/adj (not before a noun 不用于名词前) (informal 非正式) broken or not working 破烂;坏: The zip on these trousers is bust.这条裤子上的拉链坏了。go bust(informal 非正式) (used about a business) to close because it has lost so much money (指企业)因亏本而倒闭: During the recession thousands of businesses went bust.那次经济萎缩期间,成千上万企业相继倒闭。
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/bʌst ||; bʌst/noun[C]
1 a model in stone, etc of a person's head, shoulders and chest 半身塑像
2 a woman's breasts; the measurement round a woman's chest (女性的)乳房,胸围: This blouse is a bit too tight around the bust.这件女衬衫胸围小了点。
3 (informal 非正式) an unexpected visit by the police in order to arrest people for doing sth illegal 警方的突然来访(为了逮捕犯法的人): a drugs bust搜查毒品