bust
noun [ C ] uk/bʌst/ us/bʌst/
(BREASTS)
（女子的）胸部，胸围
a woman's breasts, or the measurement around a woman's breasts and back
I couldn't find any blouses in my bust size. 我找不到适合我胸围的衬衫。
(HEAD)
半身像
a model of the head and shoulders of a person
There was a bust of Mahler on his desk. 他书桌上有一尊马勒的半身像。
(ARREST)
slang逮捕;搜捕
an occasion when police arrest people who are thought to have broken the law
In their latest drugs bust police entered a warehouse where cocaine dealers were meeting. 在最近的毒品搜捕行动中，警方突袭了一个可卡因毒贩正在进行交易的仓库。
bust
verb [ T ] uk/bʌst/ us/bʌst/ busted or bust | busted or bust
(BREAK)
informal击碎；打破；弄坏
to break something
Oh no! I bust his MP3 player. 噢，不好！我弄坏了他的MP3播放机。
(ARREST)
US slang逮捕;突击搜查（建筑物等）并逮捕疑犯
When the police bust a person, they arrest them, or when they bust a building or a place, they arrest people in it who they believe are breaking the law.
The police busted him because they think he's involved with a terrorist group. 警方认为他与恐怖团伙有牵连而逮捕了他。
Idioms
bust a gutidiom informal 努力做…以达到目标
to work very hard or make a big effort to achieve something
I really busted a gut to get that report finished on time. 我的确下了一番苦工以按时完成那份报告。
bust out/up laughingidiom US informal突然开始发笑
to suddenly start laughing
We looked at each other and busted up laughing. 我们相互看着对方，突然大笑起来。
Phrasal verbs
bust up （激烈争吵后）断绝关系
If a relationship busts up, or the people in a relationship bust up, the relationship ends.
They busted up last year. 他们去年闹翻了。
bust something up mainly US informal破坏；终结
to damage something and make it end
The police has busted up two automobile theft rings. 警方破获了两个汽车偷盗集团。
See also: bust-up
bust
adjective uk/bʌst/ us/bʌst/
(BROKEN)
UK informal (US busted)坏的，损坏的
broken
I think my watch is bust. 我想我的表坏了。
(BUSINESS)
go bust 破产
If a company goes bust, it is forced to close because it is financially unsuccessful.
More than 20 companies in the district went bust during the last three months. 过去的3个月里这一地区有超过20家公司破产。
The fund was set up to help people who lost their pensions when their employers went bust.
People who've booked flights are naturally worried about what will happen if the airline goes bust.
So what happens if your electricity supplier goes bust?
Several local companies have gone bust as a result.