单词 | burst |
释义 | burst /berrst/, v. , burst or, often, bursted, bursting, n. v.i. 1. to break, break open, or fly apart with sudden violence: The bitter cold caused the pipes to burst. 2. to issue forth suddenly and forcibly, as from confinement or through an obstacle: Oil burst to the surface. He burst through the doorway. 3. to give sudden expression to or as if to emotion: to burst into applause; to burst into tears. 4. to be extremely full, as if ready to break open: The house was bursting with people. 5. to appear suddenly; become visible, audible, evident, etc., all at once: The sun burst through the clouds. v.t. 6. to cause to break or break open suddenly and violently: He burst the balloon. 7. to cause or suffer the rupture of: to burst a blood vessel. 8. to separate (the parts of a multipart stationery form consisting of interleaved paper and carbon paper). 9. burst at the seams, to be filled to or beyond normal capacity: This room will be bursting at the seams when all the guests arrive. n. 10. an act or instance of bursting. 11. a sudden, intense display, as of activity, energy, or effort: The car passed us with a burst of speed. 12. a sudden expression or manifestation, as of emotion: a burst of affection. 13. a sudden and violent issuing forth: a burst of steam from the pipe. 14. Mil. a. the explosion of a projectile, esp. in a specified place: an air burst. b. a rapid sequence of shots fired by one pull on the trigger of an automatic weapon: A burst from the machine gun shattered all the windows. 15. the result of bursting; breach; gap: a burst in the dike. 16. a sudden appearance or opening to view. [bef. 1000; ME bersten, bursten, OE berstan (past. pl. burston), c. OHG brestan (G bersten), ON bresta; akin to BREAK] Syn. 1. crack, explode. 6. rend, tear. 11. spurt. 12, 13. outbreak. Usage. See bust2. |
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