词汇 | buster |
释义 | buster noun[ as form of address ] USinformaluk /ˈbʌs.tər/ us /ˈbʌs.tɚ/ used to address a man or a boy you do not like: (称呼不喜欢的人)小子,伙计 Cut it out, buster!别吵了,伙计! -buster suffix uk / -bʌs.tər/ us / -bʌs.tɚ/ a person or thing intended to destroy the stated thing: 破坏…的人(或物) crime-busters刑事警探 Destroying and demolishing annihilate annihilation apocalypse bash bash through (something) be sacrificed on the altar of somethingidiom costly erosion erosional erosionally erosive extirpate saboteur sack sacking sacrifice scarred self-destruct sink wipe Examples of busterbuster Given the revenue streams of block buster drugs, even 4 months additional revenue can represent a substantial benefit. If there is a shortage of 50,000 bug busters, we should ensure that that number is trained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The industry, therefore, is not unnaturally reversing the trend of pouring huge sums into "block buster" films, the failure of which can spell virtual ruin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is vital that would-be sanctions busters are forced to recognise that the international community will not tolerate their activities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our commitment to dealing with arms traffickers/sanctions busters is second to none, and a matter of public record. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those are the people, as well as the big time sanctions busters here, we intend to see brought to justice if possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not setting up in business as a "reservoir buster". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If sanctions were not implemented universally, we would merely lose our commercial interests and hand over a free market to our competitors—the sanctions busters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He says there would be more prisons and more action on benefit fraud, but would put a freeze on prison officers and fraud busters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be like a dam buster which would imperil the wage packet of everyone and the housekeeping bill of every housewife. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He dropped only a few block busters, mixed with some admonitory pamphlets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We will exploit all the potential of thrombolytics (clot busters) to save more lives and improve clinical outcomes for patients. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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