Word · Frequency #9832
busts
半身雕像
busts is the plural of bust.
核心释义
a sculpture of a person's head and shoulders
- 1.
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.
- 2.
人物头部和肩部的雕塑肖像
A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.
- 3.
彻底失败
a complete failure
- 4.
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.
- 5.
女性的胸部
the chest of a woman
- 6.
人物的头肩雕塑
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
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
用法In use
His new business venture turned out to be a complete bust.
用法提示：bust 作名词，意为“彻底失败”，在句中作表语。
She wore a dress that emphasized her full bust.
用法提示：bust 作名词，意为“女性的胸部”，在句中作宾语。
The museum displayed a marble bust of the ancient poet.
用法提示：bust 作名词，意为“头肩雕塑”，在句中作宾语。
a bust of sb
指人物头肩部的雕塑，常用 a bust of + 人。
A bronze bust of the founder stands in the hall.
大厅里立着一尊创始人的青铜半身像。
be a bust
口语中表示彻底失败的人或事物，常用 be a bust。
The new restaurant was a bust; it closed within a year.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记 bust = bus + t：公交车(bus)撞毁成半身像(bust)，生意失败也叫 bust。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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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