burst
/bɜːst/
v. / n.
一句话记住
爆裂;胀破;突发;爆发
释义与例句
v.
爆裂;胀破
to break open suddenly and violently because of pressure from inside
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The balloon burst when it touched the sharp branch.
气球碰到尖锐的树枝时爆了。
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A water pipe burst and flooded the basement.
一根水管爆裂,淹没了地下室。
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Do not overfill the bag, or it may burst.
不要把袋子装得太满,否则可能会胀破。
n.
突发;爆发
a short sudden period of a particular activity, feeling or sound
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A burst of applause greeted the speaker at the end of her talk.
演讲结束时,一阵掌声向演讲者表示欢迎。
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He finished the race with a sudden burst of speed.
他以突然的冲刺完成了比赛。
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A burst of gunfire sent the birds flying from the trees.
一阵枪声惊得鸟儿从树上飞起。
词源与构词
源自古英语 berstan,属于日耳曼语族词汇,本义为“突然破裂”。
记忆钩子
burst 的过去式和过去分词仍是 burst;burst into tears 是“突然大哭”,burst out laughing 是“突然大笑”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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outburst 爆发;突发out- 加 burst 构成,常指感情或声音的突然爆发。
同义词
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explode 爆炸explode 指剧烈爆炸,常伴随巨大声响或能量释放;burst 可指气球、水管等因内部压力突然破裂,也可指感情或活动突发。The old bomb exploded before experts could remove it. 那枚旧炸弹在专家拆除前爆炸了。
常见搭配
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burst into tears 突然大哭起来She burst into tears when she heard the sad news. 听到这个悲伤的消息,她突然大哭起来。
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a burst of energy 一股劲头;能量爆发After a short rest, he returned to work with a burst of energy. 短暂休息后,他劲头十足地回去工作了。