| [/bɜːst; bəst/] v (pt, pp burst) 用法:
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) break violently open or apart, esp because of pressure from inside; explode （使某物）爆炸; 胀破; 爆破:
If you blow that balloon up any more it will burst. 那气球再吹就要破了. *
The dam burst under the weight of water. 那水坝在水的压力下决口了. *
Water-pipes often burst in cold weather. 水管在寒冷的天气里经常冻裂. *
(fig 比喻) I've eaten so much I feel ready to burst! 我吃得太多, 肚子都要撑破了! *
The river burst its banks and flooded the town. 河水冲决了堤岸, 淹没了城镇. *
Don't get so angry! You'll burst a blood-vessel! 别生这麽大的气! 会把血管气崩的! 用法:
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (with sth) (only in the continuous tenses 仅用於进行时态) be full to the point of breaking open 满到要胀破的程度:
`More pudding?' `No thanks. I'm bursting!' ｀再吃点布丁好吗?＇｀不了, 我肚子已经胀了!＇ *
May I use your lavatory I'm bursting! ie I need to urinate urgently. 我可以用用你们的厕所吗--我实在憋不住了. *
a bag bursting with shopping 撑得鼓鼓的购物袋 *
(fig 比喻) be bursting with happiness, pride, excitement, etc 充满喜气、骄傲、激情等. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) be bursting at the `seams (infml) be very full or tight 满满当当:
I've eaten so much I'm bursting at the seams. 我吃得太多了, 肚子都要撑破了. be bursting to do sth be very eager to do sth 极欲干某事:
She was bursting to tell him the good news. 她迫不及待地要把这个好消息告诉他. burst (sth) `open (cause sth to) open suddenly or violently （使某物）突然或猛然打开:
The police burst the door open. 警察把门撞开了. 用法:
4 (phr v) burst `in enter (a room, etc) suddenly 突然进入（房间等）:
The police burst in (through the door) and arrested the gang. 警察突然闯进（房门）逮捕了那帮人. burst in on sb/sth interrupt sb/sth (by arriving suddenly) （因突然来到）阻碍某人[某事物]:
burst in on a meeting 打断会议 *
How dare you burst in on us without knocking! 你怎麽胆敢不敲门就闯进来! burst into sth send out or produce sth suddenly and violently 突然而猛烈地发出或产生出某事物:
The aircraft crashed and burst into flames, ie suddenly began to burn. 飞机? burst 2
[/bɜːst; bəst/] n 用法:
1 (a) bursting; explosion 爆炸; 爆破:
the burst of a shell, bomb 炮弹、炸弹的爆炸.
(b) split caused by this 爆裂; 胀裂:
a burst in a water-pipe 水管的破裂. 用法:
2 brief violent effort; spurt 短暂而巨大的努力; 冲刺:
a burst of energy, speed, etc 迸发出的能量、速度等 *
work in short bursts 一阵一阵猛干. 用法:
3 sudden outbreak of sth 某事物的突然爆发:
a burst of anger, enthusiasm, etc 怒火、热情等的迸发 *
a burst of applause 一阵欢呼. 用法:
4 short series of shots from a gun （枪的）一阵短暂的射击:
a burst of machine-gun fire 机关枪的一阵扫射. |