bust /ˈbʌst/
半身像,胸部,失敗,毆打(vt.)使爆裂,使破產(vi.)爆裂,破產
bust
關掉
bust
失敗
bust n.
1. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.
Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust
The faithless column, and the crumbling bust. --Pope.
2. The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.
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bust
adj : lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn: broke,
skint, stone-broke, stony-broke]
n 1: a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [syn: flop]
2: a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
3: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on
a bust that lasted three days" [syn: tear, binge, bout]
v 1: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" [syn: break] [ant:
repair]
2: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;
"The police raided the crack house" [syn: raid]
3: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped";
"tear the paper" [syn: tear, rupture, snap]
4: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears
wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
[syn: break, wear, wear out, fall apart]
5: break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
[syn: burst]