| 词组 | burst |
| 释义 | burst 1. noun 1 a period of re-enlistment in the military. A 'burst of six' would thus be re-enlistment for six years US, 1968. 2 a drinking binge NEW ZEALAND, 1998 2. verb 1 to strike someone violently. This usage is common all over Ireland, and is used in a rhetorical sense, rather than literally IRELAND, 1987. 2 to pay for something that costs relatively little with a banknote. Literally 'to burst the completeness of the banknote'; a variation of conventional 'break' UK, 1988. 3 to ejaculate BAHAMAS, 1971.► burst out in fairy lightsto show an expected level of enthusiasm UK: SCOTLAND, 1996 burst in burst in to enter a room very suddenly, interrupting the people who are inside or giving them a shock: Mrs Andrews was just closing the post office when gunmen burst in.burst in on sb What do you do if the kids burst in on you when you're in the bath? A group of animal rights protesters burst in on the meeting and started shouting at the speaker. burst into 1. burst into sth to enter a room very suddenly, interrupting the people who are inside or giving them a shock: Two masked men burst into the house and shot the boys parents in front of him. She burst into the room, waving a large brown envelope.2. burst into sth to suddenly start doing something - used in the following phrasesburst into tears (=suddenly start crying) When I asked her what was wrong, she just burst into tears.burst into laughter (=suddenly start laughing) To John's surprise, Sarah burst into laughter. "What's so funny?" he asked.burst into song (=suddenly start singing) Musicals are ridiculous - people don't burst into song like that in normal life!burst into applause (=start hitting your hands together to show that you have enjoyed a performance, speaker etc) At the end of her speech the audience burst into enthusiastic applause.burst into flames (=suddenly start burning) Their car hit a wall and burst into flames.burst into bloom/flower/leaf (=when leaves or flowers suddenly appear on a plant) In May all the flowers in the valley burst into bloom and the air is filled with their scent. burst out 1. burst out laughing/crying to suddenly start to laugh or cry: It was such a funny story - even the newsreader burst out laughing. When she saw the dog lying there, she burst out crying because she thought he was dead.2. sb burst out literary to suddenly say something in an angry or excited way, especially when you have been trying to avoid saying anything: "It's all your fault!" she burst out angrily. "For heavens sake!" he burst out. "Will you stop going on about it!"outburst n C when someone suddenly starts speaking about something because they feel very angry, upset etc, especially when this seems rude or shocking to other people: I'd like to apologise for my outburst at the meeting last night. burst with be bursting with sth/sb to have a lot of something, especially a particular feeling or quality, or to be full of people or things: Helen, our teacher, was bursting with confidence and energy. The 1996 vintage is delicious - bursting with flavour. When we arrived at the concert, the hall was bursting with people. He was a grey-haired dynamo of a man, bursting with ideas and good humour. burstSee also entries at bust.
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