burst
verb/bɜːst/
/bɜːrst/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they burst | /bɜːst/ /bɜːrst/ |
| he / she / it bursts | /bɜːsts/ /bɜːrsts/ |
| past simple burst | /bɜːst/ /bɜːrst/ |
| past participle burst | /bɜːst/ /bɜːrst/ |
| -ing form bursting | /ˈbɜːstɪŋ/ /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make something break in this way
（使）爆裂，胀开 - That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more.
你再给气球充气，它就要爆了。 - The dam burst under the weight of water.
大坝在水的巨大压力下溃决了。 - Shells were bursting (= exploding) all around us.
炮弹在我们四周爆炸。 - (figurative) He felt he would burst with anger and shame.
他恼羞成怒，都要气炸了。 - burst apart There was a danger that the engine would burst apart.
发动机有炸裂的危险。 - burst something Don't burst that balloon!
别把那气球弄爆了！ - The river burst its banks and flooded nearby towns.
那条河决堤淹没了附近的城镇。 - a burst pipe
爆裂的管子
Synonyms explodeexplodeblow up ▪ go off ▪ burst ▪ erupt ▪ detonateThese are all words that can be used when something breaks apart violently, causing damage or injury. explode to burst (= to break open or apart) loudly and violently, causing damage; to make something burst in this way:- The jet smashed into a hillside and exploded.
喷气式飞机撞上山坡爆炸了。 - The bomb was exploded under controlled conditions.
对炸弹实施了可控引爆。
- A police officer was killed when his car blew up.
一名警察在其汽车爆炸时遇难。
- The bomb went off in a crowded street.
炸弹在挤满人群的大街上爆炸了。
- That balloon’s going to burst.
那气球马上要爆了。
- Two other bombs failed to detonate.
另外两枚炸弹未引爆。
- a bomb explodes/blows up/goes off/bursts/detonates
- a car/plane/vehicle explodes/blows up
- a firework/rocket explodes/goes off
- a gun goes off
Extra Examples- My whole head felt like a ripe tomato, ready to burst.
我整个脑袋感觉像一只熟透了的西红柿，快要裂开了。 - My whole head felt ready to burst.
我整个头快要裂开了。 - The ship was burst apart and its crew blasted to pieces.
船给炸开，船员被炸得粉身碎骨。 - He burst a blood vessel during a fit of coughing.
一阵剧烈的咳嗽声中，他的血管爆裂了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- suddenly
- almost
- nearly
- …
- be about to
- be going to
- be ready to
- …
- out of
- with
- suddenly
- immediately
- instantly
- …
- be about to
- be going to
- be ready to
- …
- That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to go or move somewhere suddenly with great force; to come from somewhere suddenly
猛冲；突然出现 - He burst into the room without knocking.
他没敲门就闯进了屋子。 - Suddenly the door flew open and Jo burst in.
突然门开了，乔冲了进来。 - The sun burst through the clouds.
太阳破云而出。 - The words burst from her in an angry rush.
她破口说出了那一大堆气话。 - I felt as though my heart would burst out of my chest.
我感觉好像心要从胸腔里爆裂出来。
- He burst into the room without knocking.
- [intransitive] be bursting (with something) to be very full of something; to be very full and almost breaking open
爆满；涨满 - The roads are bursting with cars.
那些路上挤满了车。 - to be bursting with ideas/enthusiasm/pride
满怀想法／热情／骄傲 - The hall was filled to bursting point.
大厅里挤满了人。 - The hall was full to bursting.
大厅里挤满了人。 - (informal) I’m bursting (for a pee)! (= I need to use the toilet right now).
我（被尿）憋坏了！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- suddenly
- almost
- nearly
- …
- be about to
- be going to
- be ready to
- …
- out of
- with
- suddenly
- immediately
- instantly
- …
- be about to
- be going to
- be ready to
- …
- The roads are bursting with cars.
Word OriginOld English berstan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bersten, barsten.
Idioms
be bursting/bulging at the seams
- (informal) to be very full, especially of people
人满为患；爆满 - Los Angeles is bursting at the seams with would-be actors.
洛杉矶挤满了潜在的演员。 - The film is bursting at the seams with good performances.
这部电影中充满了出色的表演。
- Los Angeles is bursting at the seams with would-be actors.
be bursting to do something
- to want to do something so much that you can hardly stop yourself
急于（或迫切想）做某事 - She was bursting to tell him the good news.
她急不可待要把好消息告诉他。
- She was bursting to tell him the good news.
the bubble bursts
- there is a sudden end to a good or lucky situation
（好事或好运）突然告吹，成为泡影；泡沫破灭 - When the bubble finally burst, hundreds of people lost their jobs.
当泡沫最终破灭时，有几百人丢了饭碗。 - The optimistic bubble has now burst and economists agree the recession will continue.
乐观的泡沫现已破裂，经济学家一致认为经济衰退将持续下去。
- When the bubble finally burst, hundreds of people lost their jobs.
burst somebody’s bubble
- to bring an end to somebody’s hopes, happiness, etc.
使某人希望破灭；毁掉某人的幸福 - He seemed so happy, I couldn’t burst his bubble so soon.
他看起来很高兴，我不能这么快就戳破他的幻想。
- He seemed so happy, I couldn’t burst his bubble so soon.
burst open | burst something open
- to open suddenly or violently; to make something open in this way
（使）猛然打开 - The door burst open.
门突然开了。 - Firefighters burst the door open and rescued them.
消防队员撞开门，把他们救了出来。
- The door burst open.