Word · Frequency #21943
buster
破坏者；征服者
a person or thing that breaks up or overpowers something
- 1.
n. a robust child；n. a person who breaks horses；n. a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something
庞然大物；非凡的人
驯马人；小家伙；壮实的孩子；庞然大物；非凡的人；闹饮
In use
This cleaning spray is a real stain buster and removes coffee marks easily.
As a myth buster, she enjoys proving popular beliefs wrong.
The police called the retired detective a legendary crime buster.
be a [noun] buster
这里的 [noun] 是被打败或消除的对象，如 myth buster（辟谣者）、crime buster（犯罪克星）。
This app is a real stress buster.
这个应用真是个解压神器。
work as a bronco buster
bronco buster 是固定说法，指驯服野马的骑手。
He works as a bronco buster on the ranch.
他在牧场上当驯马师。
be a little buster
little buster 用来指壮实、好动的孩子。
Their son is a little buster who never sits still.
他们的儿子是个壮实的小家伙，一刻也坐不住。
Common mistakes
He is buster.He is a buster.
buster 是可数名词单数，用来指“一个……的人/物”时，前面的不定冠词 a 不能省略；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉，但英语中 a buster 才是正确形式。
There are many buster in the game.There are many busters in the game.
many 后接可数名词复数，buster 的复数是 busters，要加 -s；汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉，但英语中必须有复数形式。
Connections
Collocations
- crime buster
- 打击罪犯的人；罪案克星
- The detective became famous as a crime buster in the city.那位警探因在城里打击犯罪而成名。
- myth buster
- 破除迷思的人；辟谣者
- His new article is a real myth buster about the ancient legend.他的新文章是关于那个古老传说的真正的辟谣之作。
- bronco buster
- 驯服野马的人；驯马师
- The rodeo hired a bronco buster to tame the wild horses.牧场牛仔雇了一位驯马师来驯服野马。
- budget buster
- 打破预算的事物；超出预算的东西
- The unexpected repair costs were a budget buster for the family.意外的修理费用让这个家庭超出了预算。
Idioms & figurative uses
- come a buster
- 摔倒；栽跟头；失败He was winning the race, but he came a buster at the last hurdle.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 buster：bust（打碎）+ -er，想象它‘巴斯特’一声把障碍物打碎，就是破坏者、克星。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：非正式口语、新闻报道标题、动作/超级英雄类作品 作“破坏者/征服者”讲时，buster 通常比较口语化，多用于非正式语境，也常见于与其他名词组成的复合词中；在正式写作中较少单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These all rhyme with buster /ˈbʌstə/: muster, duster, cluster, bluster, fluster, luster. Be careful: master /ˈmɑːstə/ and foster /ˈfɒstə/ also end in -ster but have different vowels, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.