boom and bust
collocation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。
半身雕像
busts — plural of bust
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半身雕像
a sculpture of a person's head and shoulders
His new business venture turned out to be a complete bust.
他的新商业冒险结果完全失败了。
繁荣与萧条周期中的萧条部分；经济衰退
The downward portion of a boom and bust cycle; a recession.
人物头部和肩部的雕塑肖像
A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.
彻底失败
a complete failure
女性的胸部；围绕胸部的胸围尺寸
A woman's breasts; the circumference of her chest measured around the breasts.
She wore a dress that emphasized her full bust.
她穿了一件凸显丰满胸部的连衣裙。
The museum displayed a marble bust of the ancient poet.
博物馆展示了一尊古代诗人的大理石半身像。
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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。
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。
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。
彻底的失败
The product launch was a complete bust.
这次产品发布彻底失败了。
（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。
彻底失败；完全不成功
The concert was a bust because hardly anyone came.
这场演唱会彻底失败了，因为几乎没人来。
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记 bust = bus + t：公交车(bus)撞毁成半身像(bust)，生意失败也叫 bust。
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。
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.
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