flop

Compared meaning: a failure (noun).

比较义项：失败（名词）。

• bust

  Refers to a plan, project, or venture that collapses or fails to work out, often after starting with promise; frequently paired with 'complete' or 'total' and used for business or financial failures.

  指原本有希望、结果却崩溃或落空的计划、项目或事业，常与“complete”“total”搭配，多用于商业或财务上的失败。

  Their new startup turned out to be a complete bust, losing money within months.

  他们的新创公司结果彻底失败，几个月内就开始亏钱。

• flop 本词

  Refers specifically to a show, movie, product, or performance that fails to attract an audience or sell well, emphasizing public or commercial rejection rather than financial collapse.

  专指演出、电影、产品等未能吸引观众或销路惨淡，强调公众或商业上的冷遇，而非财务上的崩溃。

  The new movie was a total flop at the box office, earning almost nothing.

  这部新电影票房彻底失败，几乎没有收入。

Bust and flop both mean a failure, in informal use. Bust refers to a plan, project, or business that collapses after starting with promise. Flop refers specifically to a show, movie, or product that fails to attract an audience or sell well.

两词都可指某件事、计划或作品彻底失败，语气都偏口语、非正式；bust 常指本来有希望却崩溃收场的计划或生意，flop 则专指作品、演出或产品不受欢迎、反响惨淡。这里不比较 bust 的“半身像”或“突击搜查、逮捕”等义项，也不比较 flop 作动词时“扑通倒下”的义项。