| 词组 | bust |
| 释义 | bust [bust, bust, busting BrE] [busted, busted, busting especially AmE] bust out (of) 1. bust out AmE informal to escape from a place, especially a prison + of ▪ They thought it was impossible for anyone to bust out of Alcatraz. 2. bust out sb • bust sb out AmE informal to help someone to escape from somewhere, especially a prison: ▪ Special forces were finally sent in to bust out the hostages. 3. bust out AmE informal to improve your situation or do something different from what you usually do: ▪ Even as a child Scott couldn't wait to bust out, while his brother Brian was happy staying close to home. + of ▪ CBS busted out of its usual last-place standing to become the number two network. 4. bust out AmE informal to have to stop playing a game of cards, especially because you have lost all your money: ▪ If you bust out of this game, we'll have no money to get a cab home. bust up 1. bust up BrE informal if people bust up, they separate and end their relationship, especially after an argument: ▪ I'm not with Jan any more - we bust up a while back. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑split up bust-up n C informal when people separate because of a disagreement: ▪ Shelly moved to New York after the bust-up with her husband. bust-up n C informal an angry argument: ▪ McEnroe faces a big fine following his bust-up with the umpire at last week's final. ▪ The Mail had run a sensational story about a bust-up between Morgan and his boss. 2. bust up sth • bust sth up BrE to prevent something from continuing by interrupting it, often in a violent way: ▪ Angry protesters bust up the meeting. ▪ Gloria was always trying to bust up their conversations - she wanted to be the only significant person in Jeff's life. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑break up 3. bust up sth • bust sth up AmE informal to damage or break something: ▪ Morgan busted up his arm in a skiing accident last Sunday. 4. bust up AmE informal to laugh a lot at something: ▪ I bust up every time he tells the joke about the man on the bicycle. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑crack up 5. bust up AmE informal to separate a large company or organization into smaller parts: ▪ A Federal judge busted up AT & T in a ruling on monopolies. |
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