bust /bʌst/► SEE ALLbust sb’s ass/balls/butt/humpbust your ass/balls/butt/humpbust a gutgo bust… or bustbreak sb’s balls ●bust sb’s ˈass/ˈballs/ˈbutt/ˈhump (NAmE, ⚠, slang) ( bust sb’s ˈchopsNAmE, ratherold-fashioned) criticize sb in an angry or annoying way痛斥；数落◆Why are you always busting my balls? 你为什么总是在臭骂我呢？◆This guy keeps busting my chops about my smelly tennis sneakers. 这家伙老是为我这双臭熏熏的网球鞋数落我。▸ˈball-buster
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●bust your ˈass/ˈballs/ˈbutt/ˈhump (NAmE, ⚠, slang) make a very great effort努力；卖命◆I bust my ass to get that job. 我铆足了劲要得到那份工作。◆I’ve been busting my hump for the last week trying to get the project finished. 为了完成这个项目，我过去一周一直在拼命工作。●bust a ˈgut (informal) 1.make a very great effort努力，卖命（做某事）◆I’m not going to bust a gut trying to be on time when I know she’ll probably be late. 我知道她很可能会晚来时，就不打算拼命按时赶到了。2. (NAmE) laugh a lot大笑◆That show is hilarious, I bust a gut every time I watch it. 那档节目极其滑稽。我每次看都笑个不停。●go ˈbust (informal) (of a business企业) fail financially; become bankrupt破产；倒闭◆The firm went bust and fifty workers lost their jobs. 公司倒闭了，五十个工人丢了饭碗。●… or ˈbust (informal) used to say that you will try very hard to get somewhere or achieve sth将为…全力以赴◆For him it’s the Olympics or bust. 他将为奥运会全力以赴。●break sb’s ˈballs (NAmE, ⚠, slang) criticize sb in an angry or annoying way严厉地批评◆His wife’s breaking his balls about the bills not being paid.他老婆正在为未付的账单把他数落得体无完肤。▸ˈball-breaker
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◆That nephew of yours, he’s a real ball-breaker.你的那个外甥，他很好吹毛求疵。
词组 bushy-tailed 释义 bushy-tailed /bi teld/●bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (informal) liv......