buster

Word family adjectivebustedbustynounbusterbustingbust

bus·ter /ˈbʌstə $ -ər/ noun

1 TALK TO somebody American EnglishAmE spoken used to speak to a man who is annoying you or who you do not respect 小子〔对男子的蔑称〕

You’re under arrest, buster!

小子，你被捕了！

2. crime-buster/budget-buster/sanctions-buster etc informal used with nouns to mean someone or something that ends a situation or stops an activity 打击犯罪/耗尽预算/打破制裁的人[事物]等

Examples from the Corpus

buster• It turns city functions into money makers rather than budget busters.• Look in the mirror, buster.• But whatever their appearance, they are always rule busters.• Its engine acts like a vacuum cleaner by removing pollutants to become a smog buster.• The pilot of the plane, known as the tank buster, lost radio contact.• K3 to you and your modem, too, buster!• Keep your hands to yourself, buster!

词汇	buster
释义	buster Word family adjectivebustedbustynounbusterbustingbust bus·ter /ˈbʌstə $ -ər/ noun 1 TALK TO somebody American EnglishAmE spoken used to speak to a man who is annoying you or who you do not respect 小子〔对男子的蔑称〕 You’re under arrest, buster! 小子，你被捕了！ 2. crime-buster/budget-buster/sanctions-buster etc informal used with nouns to mean someone or something that ends a situation or stops an activity 打击犯罪/耗尽预算/打破制裁的人[事物]等 Examples from the Corpus buster• It turns city functions into money makers rather than budget busters.• Look in the mirror, buster.• But whatever their appearance, they are always rule busters.• Its engine acts like a vacuum cleaner by removing pollutants to become a smog buster.• The pilot of the plane, known as the tank buster, lost radio contact.• K3 to you and your modem, too, buster!• Keep your hands to yourself, buster!
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