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buster

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bus·ter /ˈbʌstə $ -ər/ noun  1 TALK TO somebody American English 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]
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busterIt 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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buster
buster /ˈbʌstə $ -ər/ noun
1. American English spoken used to speak to a man who is annoying you or who you do not respect:
    You’re under arrest, buster!
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


bus·terBrE /ˈbʌstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbʌstər/ 🔊 noun(NAmE, informal) used to speak to a man you do not like (称呼不喜欢的男子)Get lost, buster! 走开,小子!🔊🔊 (usually in compounds; often used in newspapers 通常构成复合词;常用于报章) a person or thing that stops or gets rid of sth 遏制者;破坏者crime-busters打击犯罪活动的人