busking

busking — verb

1. to sing or play an instrument on a city street, outside a shop, or at a train st

1.動詞不及物B1
釋義

to sing or play an instrument on a city street, outside a shop, or at a train station, taking money that passersby choose to give.

例句

Kabir started busking in the city square after he lost his factory job.

started + busking + [location]

Élise earns extra money by busking outside the central library on Saturday afternoons.

同義詞
  • perform

    much broader — busking is a specific type of public, donation-based performance

  • play

    requires a specific instrument as object ('play the guitar on the street'), whereas busking is intransitive

  • entertain

    general; busking specifies the public-street and donation context

文法句型

busk + (prepositional phrase indicating location)

go busking

用法筆記

Unlike regular employment, the money earned from busking is not a fixed wage — it depends entirely on the generosity of the audience. Frequently encountered in the pattern 'go busking' as in 'they went busking in Covent Garden'.

常見錯誤

❌He busked a guitar on the street.
✅He busked on the street with a guitar.
💡busk is intransitive; the instrument is introduced with 'with', not as a direct object.
❌She busked pop songs for money.
✅She busked on the corner for money, singing pop songs.
💡busk does not take a song or music as a direct object.

busking — noun