busk

busk1
verb
[no obj.]
  1. play music or otherwise perform for voluntary donations in the street or in a subway
    街头(或地铁)卖艺
    the group began by busking on Philadelphia sidewalks.
    这一群人是从在费城街上卖艺起步的。
    [as noun]busking was a real means of living.
    卖艺是实在的谋生手段。
    ■(busk it)(informal)improvise
    (非正式)临时应付,即兴创作
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busker
noun
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from obsolete French busquer 'seek', from Italian buscare or Spanish buscar, of Germanic origin. Originally in nautical use in the sense 'cruise about, tack', the term later meant 'go about selling things', hence 'go about performing' (mid 19th cent.)

busk2
noun
  1. (historical)a stay or stiffening strip for a corset
    (史)(女紧身胸衣的)插骨,撑片
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from French busc, from Italian busco 'splinter' (related to French bûche 'log'), of Germanic origin
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