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，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 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. 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。
- 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. 一名警察在其汽车爆炸时遇难。
- go off (of a bomb) to explode; (of a gun) to be fired:
The bomb went off in a crowded street. 炸弹在挤满人的大街上爆炸了。
- 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. 那气球马上要爆了。
- 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）爆发、（岩浆、烟）喷出 - detonate (rather formal
) (of a bomb) to explode; to make a bomb explode: 指（炸弹）爆炸、使（炸弹）爆炸、引爆、起爆： Two other bombs failed to detonate. 另外两枚炸弹没有爆炸。
- 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
- …
- [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. 突然门猛地打开了，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。
- [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. 车辆把那些道路挤满了。 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
- …
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. 洛杉矶挤满了想成为演员的人。 The film is bursting at the seams with good performances. 这部电影中充满了出色的表演。
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. 他看起来很开心，我不能这么快打破他的幻想。
burst open | burst something open