bust
verb (informal)Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they bust | |
| he / she / it busts | |
| past simple bust | |
| past participle bust | |
| past simple busted | |
| past participle busted | |
| -ing form busting |
- bust something
to break something 打破；摔碎 - bust somebody/something (for something)
(of the police 警方 to suddenly enter a place and search it or arrest somebody 突击搜查（或搜捕） He's been busted for drugs. 他因涉嫌毒品而遭到拘捕。 He was busted for drunk driving. 他因酒后驾车被拘捕了。 The cops busted the place frequently. 警察经常突击搜查那个地方。
- bust somebody (especially North American English)
to make somebody lower in military rank as a punishment （使）降级，降低军阶
Word Originverb mid 18th cent. (originally US, as a noun in the sense ‘an act of bursting or splitting’): variant of burst.
Idioms
bust somebody's chops
- (North American English, informal)
to criticize somebody 批评某人 Your blog is great but I have to bust your chops a little over this post. 你的博客很棒，但我不得不为这篇文章伤透你的心。
bust a gut (doing something/to do something)
(North American English also bust your butt/chops/hump, North American English, taboo, slang bust your ass)
- (informal)
to make a great effort to do something 努力（做某事） It’s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve. 没有人会竭尽全力去解决这个问题。 I busted my chops to get into law school. 我拼尽全力想进法学院。 These guys were busting their butts on the field, trying to excel at athletics. 这些人在赛场上拼尽全力，试图在体育方面出类拔萃。
bust (out) some moves/a move
- (informal)
to dance 突击搜查（或搜捕） I'm the sort of guy who loves to bust out some moves at a party. 我是那种喜欢在聚会上大出风头的人。 The actress was seen busting a move with her friends in a London nightclub. 有人看到这位女演员和她的朋友在伦敦的一家夜总会里寻衅滋事。
… or bust
- (informal)
used to say that you will try very hard to get somewhere or achieve something （表示将全力以赴）