burst
v (pt, pp burst)
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) break violently open or apart, esp because of pressure from inside; explode (使某物)爆炸; 脹破; 爆破
If you blow that balloon up any more it will burst. 那氣球再吹就要破了.
The dam burst under the weight of water. 那水壩在水的壓力下決口了.
Water-pipes often burst in cold weather. 水管在寒冷的天氣里經常凍裂.
(fig 比喻) I've eaten so much I feel ready to burst! 我吃得太多, 肚子都要撐破了!
The river burst its banks and flooded the town. 河水沖決了堤岸, 淹沒了城鎮.
Don't get so angry! You'll burst a blood-vessel! 別生這麼大的氣! 會把血管氣崩的!
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (with sth) (only in the continuous tenses 僅用於進行時態) be full to the point of breaking open 滿到要脹破的程度
`More pudding?' `No thanks. I'm bursting!' `再吃點布丁好嗎?'`不了, 我肚子已經脹了!'
May I use your lavatory I'm bursting! ie I need to urinate urgently. 我可以用用你們的廁所嗎--我實在憋不住了.
a bag bursting with shopping 撐得鼓鼓的購物袋
(fig 比喻) be bursting with happiness, pride, excitement, etc 充滿喜氣、驕傲、激情等.
3 (idm 習語) be bursting at the `seams (infml 口) be very full or tight 滿滿當當
I've eaten so much I'm bursting at the seams. 我吃得太多了, 肚子都要撐破了. be bursting to do sth be very eager to do sth 極欲干某事
She was bursting to tell him the good news. 她迫不及待地要把這個好消息告訴他. burst (sth) `open (cause sth to) open suddenly or violently (使某物)突然或猛然打開
The police burst the door open. 警察把門撞開了.
4 (phr v) burst `in enter (a room, etc) suddenly 突然進入(房間等)
The police burst in (through the door) and arrested the gang. 警察突然闖進(房門)逮捕了那幫人. burst in on sb/sth interrupt sb/sth (by arriving suddenly) (因突然來到)阻礙某人[某事物]
burst in on a meeting 打斷會議
How dare you burst in on us without knocking! 你怎麼膽敢不敲門就闖進來! burst into sth send out or produce sth suddenly and violently 突然而猛烈地發出或產生出某事物
The aircraft crashed and burst into flames, ie suddenly began to burn.
burst n
1
(a) bursting; explosion 爆炸; 爆破
the burst of a shell, bomb 炮彈、炸彈的爆炸.
(b) split caused by this 爆裂; 脹裂
a burst in a water-pipe 水管的破裂.
2 brief violent effort; spurt 短暫而巨大的努力; 沖刺
a burst of energy, speed, etc 迸發出的能量、速度等
work in short bursts 一陣一陣猛干.
3 sudden outbreak of sth 某事物的突然爆發
a burst of anger, enthusiasm, etc 怒火、熱情等的迸發
a burst of applause 一陣歡呼.
4 short series of shots from a gun (槍的)一陣短暫的射擊
a burst of machine-gun fire 機關槍的一陣掃射.
?? 考研助記
爆死它(諧音): 爆炸 bur(burn燃燒)+st(翻轉):燃燒翻轉- 爆炸
?? 擴展釋義
*[b?:st]n. 破裂, 突發, 爆發vt. 爆裂, 突發, 充滿vi. 爆裂, 突發, 充滿【計】 二進制位組; 字符組; 脈沖串相關詞組: burst out doing burst up go burst burst forth burst in burst into...