busted
adjective
mainlyUSinformaluk/ˈbʌs.tɪd/us/ˈbʌs.tɪd/bustedadjective(BROKEN)
(UKusuallybust)
broken:
坏的，损坏的Here's how to gethelpwith a bustedphone.这是如何用一台坏了的电话求助的方法。
Hecarriedonplayingguitardespitea bustedfinger.
broken
- brokenThe microwave's broken.
- deadThe phone's dead; there must be a problem with the line.
- defunctThe TV's defunct!
- bustUKYou won't be able to watch the game, the TV's bust.
- bustedUSOh no, my laptop's busted.
- out of orderThe coffee machine was out of order.
- Thebuildingsneededonlyminorrepairs- aleakyairconditioner, a bustedwaterheater.
- If it's really busted, they'll have to give us anothercar.
Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- bobbly
- break(something)off
- catch
- crack
- fall apart
- fragment
- fragmentation
- fragmented
- frayed
- in piecesidiom
- rip
- split
- sunder
- tearsomethingapart
- tearsomethingup
- teardown
- torn
bustedadjective(CAUGHT)
caughtorarrestedby thepolicefor doing somethingillegal:
He was bustedformarijuanapossessiontenyearsago.
seendoing somethingwrongby someone:
Were youeverbustedforsmokingatschool?
Isawyou! You are so busted!
- Apictureat thebottomof thepageshowsapairofhandscuffedtogether under theheadline"Busted".
- Anillegalsmugglingringgot bustedThursday.
- Ifoundmyselfwatchingas anattractivewomanwalkedout of theelevator. Suddenly Ifeltthesecuritycamerastaringat me. "I'm busted," Ithought.
- Thestoryis aboutteenageloversbusted by anangrydadwhilekissingin aparkedcar.
Arresting & charging
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrest
- assist
- attach
- attachment
- charge
- charge sheet
- collar
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- house arrest
- knock
- nail
- picksomeone/somethingup
- post-arrest
- probable cause
- pull
- pullsomeonein
- the knock at/on the dooridiom
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