burst
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they burst | |
| he / she / it bursts | |
| past simple burst | |
| past participle burst | |
| -ing form bursting |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make something break in this way （使）爆裂，脹開 That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more. 你再給氣球充氣，它就要爆了。 The dam burst under the weight of water. 大壩在水的巨大壓力下潰決了。 Shells were bursting (= exploding) all around us. 炮彈在我們四周爆炸。 - (figurative)
He felt he would burst with anger and shame. 他惱羞成怒，都要氣炸了。 - burst apart
There was a danger that the engine would burst apart. 發動機有炸裂的危險。 - burst something
Don't burst that balloon! 别把那氣球弄爆了！ The river burst its banks and flooded nearby towns. 那條河決堤淹沒了附近的城鎮。 a burst pipe 爆裂的管子
Synonyms explodeexplode- blow up
- go off
- burst
- erupt
- detonate
- 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. 噴氣式飛機撞上山坡爆炸了。 The bomb was exploded under controlled conditions. 對炸彈實施了可控引爆。
- blow (something) up to be destroyed by an explosion; to destroy something by an explosion:
A police officer was killed when his car blew up. 一名警察在其汽車爆炸時遇難。
- go off (of a bomb) to explode; (of a gun) to be fired:
The bomb went off in a crowded street. 炸彈在擠滿人的大街上爆炸了。
- burst to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make something break in this way:
That balloon’s going to burst. 那氣球馬上要爆了。
- erupt
(of a volcano) to throw out burning rocks and smoke; (of burning rocks and smoke) to be thrown out of a volcano. 指（火山）爆發、（岩漿、煙）噴出 - detonate (rather formal
) (of a bomb) to explode; to make a bomb explode: 指（炸彈）爆炸、使（炸彈）爆炸、引爆、起爆： Two other bombs failed to detonate. 另外兩枚炸彈沒有爆炸。
- 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 ExamplesMy whole head felt like a ripe tomato, ready to burst. 我整個腦袋感覺像一只熟透了的西紅柿，快要裂開了。 My whole head felt ready to burst. 我整個頭快要裂開了。 The ship was burst apart and its crew blasted to pieces. 船給炸開，船員被炸得粉身碎骨。 He burst a blood vessel during a fit of coughing. 一陣劇烈的咳嗽聲中，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
- …
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to go or move somewhere suddenly with great force; to come from somewhere suddenly 猛沖；突然出現 He burst into the room without knocking. 他沒敲門就闖進了屋子。 Suddenly the door flew open and Jo burst in. 突然門猛地打開了，喬沖了進來。 The sun burst through the clouds. 太陽破雲而出。 The words burst from her in an angry rush. 她破口說出了那一大堆氣話。 I felt as though my heart would burst out of my chest. 我感覺好像心要從胸腔裏爆裂出來。
- [intransitive] be bursting (with something)
to be very full of something; to be very full and almost breaking open 爆滿；漲滿 The roads are bursting with cars. 車輛把那些道路擠滿了。 to be bursting with ideas/enthusiasm/pride 滿懷想法／熱情／驕傲 The hall was filled to bursting point. 大廳裏擠滿了人。 The hall was full to bursting. 大廳裏擠滿了人。 - (informal)
I’m bursting (for a pee)! (= I need to use the toilet right now). 我（被尿）憋壞了！
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
- …
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 人滿爲患；爆滿 Los Angeles is bursting at the seams with would-be actors. 洛杉矶擠滿了想成爲演員的人。 The film is bursting at the seams with good performances. 這部電影中充滿了出色的表演。
be bursting to do something
the bubble bursts
burst somebody’s bubble
to bring an end to somebody’s hopes, happiness, etc. 使某人希望破滅；毀掉某人的幸福 He seemed so happy, I couldn’t burst his bubble so soon. 他看起來很開心，我不能這麽快打破他的幻想。
burst open | burst something open