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]