Word · Frequency #9832
bust
半身雕像
a sculpture of a person's head and shoulders
- 1.
The downward portion of a boom and bust cycle; a recession.
繁荣与萧条周期中的萧条部分；经济衰退
- 2.
A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.
人物头部和肩部的雕塑肖像
- 3.
a complete failure
彻底失败
- 4.
A woman's breasts; the circumference of her chest measured around the breasts.
女性的胸部；围绕胸部的胸围尺寸
- 5.
the chest of a woman
女性的胸部
- 6.
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
人物的头肩雕塑
胸部；胸围；失败；不成功的事；经济衰退；不景气；繁荣与萧条周期中的萧条部分；经济衰退；人物头部和肩部的雕塑肖像
In use
His new business venture turned out to be a complete bust.
She wore a dress that emphasized her full bust.
The museum displayed a marble bust of the ancient poet.
Connections
Collocations
- boom and bust
- 繁荣与萧条（周期性经济波动）
- The housing market has seen many boom and bust cycles.房地产市场经历了许多次繁荣与萧条的周期。
- marble bust
- 大理石半身雕像
- A marble bust of the composer sits on the piano.钢琴上放着一尊作曲家的半身大理石雕像。
- bust size
- 胸围尺寸
- The tailor asked for her bust size before making the dress.裁缝在做裙子之前询问了她的胸围尺寸。
- complete bust
- 彻底的失败
- The product launch was a complete bust.这次产品发布彻底失败了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- boom and bust
- （经济循环中的）繁荣与萧条Many technology companies are prone to boom and bust cycles.许多科技公司容易经历繁荣与萧条的周期。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 bust = bus + t：公交车(bus)撞毁成半身像(bust)，生意失败也叫 bust。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：art museum、financial news、everyday conversation 名词 bust 的语体因义项而异：指半身雕像或经济衰退时通常用于较正式或中性场合；指女性的胸部或彻底失败时多用于日常口语。实际使用时应结合具体义项判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with bust: must, dust, rust, gust, just, crust. Their stressed vowel and following sounds match /ʌst/. Beware lookalikes like 'bus' (/bʌs/) and 'but' (/bʌt/), which differ in the final consonant; also note that 'just' is often reduced to /dʒəst/ in fast speech.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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