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burst /bɜːst/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I (burst 或 bursted)
❶ vi.
1. 爆炸；爆裂；胀裂；溃决
The boiler burst. 锅炉爆炸了。
The tyre burst. 车胎爆了。
The appendix has burst. 阑尾已穿孔。
The dam burst. 堤坝决了口。
2. 突然(或猛然)打开；绽开
The door burst open. 门猛地开了。
The buds are all bursting. 苞蕾都竞相绽放。
3. 爆发，迸发；突然发作；突然发生
The storm burst at once. 立时风雨大作。
He burst free from the chains. 他挣脱锁链获得了自由。
4. 冲，闯；突然显现
burst through the door into the room 从门外冲进房间
burst away from the starting line 从起跑线冲出
The sun burst through the cloud. 太阳破云而出。
5. [常接 -ing] 满得几乎要爆裂；挤满；充满
a sack bursting with corn 装满玉米的麻袋
He ate till he almost burst. 他吃得肚子都快胀破了。
The plane was filled to bursting. 飞机装得满满的。
The city was bursting with visitors. 城里到处都是游客。
Hong Kong is bursting with commercial activity. 香港的商务活动十分活跃。
He was bursting with vitality and ambition. 他精神抖擞，雄心勃勃。
He is bursting to tell you the news. 他急着要把这消息告诉你。
I was bursting for action. 我急于采取行动。
❷ vt.
1. 使爆炸；使爆裂；使胀破；致(身体部位等)破裂；冲破
burst a balloon with a pin 用针把气球戳破
burst one's clothes 把衣服撑破
He became so excited that he almost burst a blood vessel. 他兴奋得差点爆了根血管。
burst one's sides with laughing 笑破肚皮
burst oneself 过劳而伤身
The river has burst its banks. 河堤决口。
2. 突然(或猛然)打开；使绽开；闯开；通过爆炸产生
burst open the door 猛然把门打开
The warm weather will burst the buds. 暖和的天气将使花蕾开放。
burst one's way through a crowd 冲过人群
burst a hole through the wall 在墙上炸出一个洞
3. 使胀满；使满盈
Grain is bursting the granary. 谷满仓。
II n.
1. 爆炸；爆裂；裂口，缺口
burst of a shell 炮弹的爆炸
a burst in a water pipe 水管上的裂口
2. 爆发，迸发；突发，猝发；突然的显现
a burstof flame 一股火焰的冒出
a burst of thunder 一阵响雷
a burst of laughter (weeping, applause) 一阵大笑(大哭，掌声)
a burst of emotion 感情的迸发
a burst of anger 勃然大怒
a burst of sun 破云而出的阳光
a tiny burst of hope 突然出现的一线希望
3. 一阵猛劲；冲刺；【军】连发射击；【物】爆丛
put on a burst of speed 突然加速
write in feverish bursts 一次一次亢奋疾书
bursts of fire 阵阵炮火
4. 〈俚〉欢闹；狂饮
go on the burst 狂欢痛饮
[<ME bersten < OE berstan; 与 OHG brestan to burst, MIr brosc noise 有关] phr. burst at the seams 见 seam
burst forth 1. 爆发；突发；冒出
Flames burst forth from the ceiling. 火苗从天花板上窜出。
A cry of horror burst forth from the crowd. 人群中突然传出恐怖的呼喊。
The birds burst forth in song. 鸟儿放声齐鸣。
2. (花等)开放
3. (太阳等)突然出现
The leaves have burst forth in a riot of green. 新叶勃发，迸出一片碧绿。
Summer burst forth earlier than expected. 夏季比我们预料的到来得早。
burst in (upon 或 on) 1. 闯入；突破…而入；突然出现(或来到)
burst the door in 破门而入
burst in upon sb. 突然出现在某人面前
2. 插嘴，打断
burst in upon a conversation 打断谈话
burst into 1. 闯入
Thirty masked men burst into the school.30个戴面具的人闯入学校。
burst into view (或 sight) 突然映入眼帘
2. 爆发成；突然…起来
The plane burst into flames. 飞机一下子燃烧起来。
The war burst into the news in England. 战争顿时成了英国的重大新闻。
burst into laughter (tears) 突然大笑(哭)起来
burst into a fit of passion 大发脾气
burst into song (dance) 突然唱起歌来(跳起舞来)
3. 开出(花)；长出(叶子等)
The trees were just bursting into leaf. 树上正开始长出叶子。
burst out 1. 冲出，闯出
burst out of the window 从窗口冲出
The city's population burst out of 12 million. 该市人口已突破1200万。
2. 大声喊叫；突然说出；突然…起来
“I don't believe it!”burst out the angry old man. “我不信!”老头怒冲冲地喊道。
A yelling burst out behind them. 他们的背后突然发出一声喊叫。
burst out into threats 突然大声威吓
burst upon (或 on) 突然来到，意外临到
A sound burst upon our ears. 我们突然听到一声响。
The lovely scenery burst upon me. 那动人的景色突然出现在我面前。
The song burst on the nation in 1989. 这首歌于1989年一下子在全国流行了。
The knowledge burst upon him all at once. 他立刻领会了其中道理。
The news burst upon him like an earthquake. 这个意外消息使他大为震惊。 |