bust

壊す

物を壊す、または動かなくする。

やさしい英語で： To break something or make it stop working.

• I busted my phone.
• The pressure busted a pipe.
• Did you bust the lock?

類義語： break, damage

よく使う表現： bust something open, bust a pipe, bust a window

逮捕する

警察が犯罪を理由に人を捕まえて連行する。

やさしい英語で： If police do this to someone, they catch them and take them away for a crime.

• Police busted the dealer.
• She was busted for stealing a car.
• They busted three men during the raid.

使い方： bust someone for something (Police busted him for selling drugs.)

類義語： arrest

反対語： release

よく使う表現： bust someone for something, bust a dealer

覆す、誤りを証明する

広く信じられている考えが間違いだと示す。

やさしい英語で： To show that a widely believed idea is wrong.

• These facts bust an old myth.
• Her research busted several common myths.
• Can this experiment bust the belief?

類義語： disprove, debunk

よく使う表現： bust a myth, bust the belief

胸像

人の頭、肩、胸の上部だけを表した彫像。

やさしい英語で： A statue showing only a person’s head, shoulders, and upper chest.

• A marble bust stood on the shelf.
• The museum displays busts of famous writers.
• She made a bronze bust of her father.

使い方： bust of someone (They displayed a bust of the poet.)

よく使う表現： marble bust, bust of someone, bronze bust

胸、バスト

女性の胸、または胸の最も広い部分を一周した長さ。

やさしい英語で： A woman’s breasts, or the measurement around her chest at its widest point.

• The dress is tight across the bust.
• Measure your bust before ordering a bra.
• This jacket suits a fuller bust.

類義語： chest

よく使う表現： bust size, bust measurement, full bust

手入れ、摘発

犯罪者を捕まえるため、警察が建物などに踏み込むこと。

やさしい英語で： An action by police to catch criminals, often by entering a building.

• Three people were arrested in the bust.
• Police seized weapons during a major bust.
• The drug bust followed months of investigation.

類義語： raid

よく使う表現： drug bust, police bust, major bust

破産した

お金がなくなり、借金を返せない状態。

やさしい英語で： Unable to pay debts because there is no money left.

• The company went bust.
• Several small shops are now bust.
• His business went bust after losing its biggest customer.

使い方： go bust (The firm went bust last year.)

類義語： bankrupt, broke

反対語： solvent

よく使う表現： go bust, be bust