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| 1 | to break or damage something very badly 打破；打碎；弄坏 | I busted my knee playing basketball. 我打篮球把膝盖摔破了。 | | Thieves busted the lock and damaged the sliding door. 窃贼砸坏了锁，弄坏了推拉门。 | |
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| 2 | usually passive if someone is busted , they are arrested, especially for offences relating to drugs （尤指因犯有与毒品有关的罪而）逮捕 | bust sb for sth He’ s been busted for drug trafficking. 他因贩运毒品遭逮捕。 | | | 2a | if the police bust a place , they search it for illegal goods or activities, especially those relating to drugs 搜查（非法物品或行为）；（尤指）搜查（毒品） | | |
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| 3 | bust to stop an activity or organization from continuing to happen or exist 使终止；破坏；阻挠 | Businessmen hired mobsters to bust the unions. 商人雇佣暴徒来破坏工会的活动。 | |
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| - | ...or bust spoken
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| used for saying that you will try extremely hard to succeed in something |
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| It’ s Hollywood or bust. 不进好莱坞决不罢休。 |
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| - | ˌbust ˈout |
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| | to escape from prison 越狱 |
| - | ˌbust ˈup |
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| 1 | I BRITISH to have an argument and end a relationship （关系）破裂 | We bust up six months ago. 我们6个月前分手了。 | |
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| 2 | T bust23 | Customs officers have bust up a major gun smuggling operation. 海关官员破获了一桩重大枪支走私案。 | |
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