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busking 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/bəsk/,
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busked, past tense; busked, past participle; busks, 3rd person singular present; busking, present participle;
  1. Play music or otherwise perform for voluntary donations in the street or in subways
    • - the group began by busking on Philadelphia sidewalks
    • - busking was a real means of living
  2. Improvise

  1. (busker) a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money
  2. Street performance or busking is the practice of performing in public places for money. People engaging in this practice are called street performers, buskers, street musicians, minstrels, or troubadours.
  3. In the United States there have been numerous legal cases about regulations and laws that have decided the rights of buskers to perform in public. Most of these laws and regulations have been found to be unconstitutional when challenged. ...
  4. (busker) A person who makes money by passing the hat (soliciting donations) while entertaining the public (often by playing a musical instrument) on the streets or in other public area such as a park or market
  5. (Busker) Street entertainer to you. Someone who makes his or her living by singing, playing or acting on the street to amuse the crowds of passers by. Busking is down to a fine art at Covent Garden in London - it's worth the trip. Reminds me of the buskers outside Quincey Market in Boston.
  6. (Buskers) are street performers where I’m from. Not that we have too many buskers in Milwaukee (maybe downtown). 4 years ago
  7. (The Buskers) (1969) - live recording of Royal Albert Hall "Buskers Happening" - (Columbia Records)
  8. suggesting an idea that may not be good or thinking on your feet. Similar words are whiteboarding (can be rubbed, so an idea that doesn't matter perhaps) and working in pencil
  9. performing in a public place for donations of money. Any busy area in a city will usually attract street performers (buskers) who sing, play, juggle, etc. See also hurdy gurdy, barrel organ.