vi. 爆裂，炸破；使爆炸；充满，塞满；爆发
vt. 使爆炸；冲破，胀破；分帧，分页，分隔；
n. 爆炸；爆裂；爆发；突发
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词
S+～(+A)
The shell burst overhead.
炮弹在头顶上爆炸了。
I put too much air into the bicycle tyre and it burst.
我给自行车打气太足,车胎爆裂了。
The boiler burst.
锅炉爆炸了。
S+～+to- v
He was bursting to show what he could do.
他急着表现一下他的本事。
She was bursting to tell us the news.
她急着告诉我们这个消息。
Helen is bursting to write to her mother.
海伦正忙着给她妈妈写信。
I am simply bursting to congratulate you.
我是急着要向你祝贺。
He is bursting to send the boy to hospital.
他急于把这孩子送到医院去。
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.
He burst a blood-vessel.
他的一条血管破了。
The water pressure burst the pipes.
水的压力使水管爆裂了。
The champagne burst the bottle.
香槟酒从瓶口冲出来了。
The water was unusually high this spring and the river burst its banks.
今春河水上涨得特别厉害,把河堤给冲破了。
If you get much fatter you'll burst your clothes.
你要是再长胖就要把衣服撑破了。
He burst the chains that held him.
他把身上的镣铐挣断。
S+～+itself
The bubble bursts itself.
泡沫突然破裂了。
用作宾补动词
S+～+ n./pron. + adj.
The postman burst the door open.
邮递员猛然把门打开。
We had to burst the door open.
我们不得不破门而入。
用作名词(n.)
I heard several bomb bursts.
我听到了几声炸弹的爆炸声。
The soldiers heard the burst of guns in the distance.
士兵们听到了远处的枪声。
I've got to phone the plumber.I've got a burst.
我得打电话给管工,我的水管破裂了。
1 . be bursting to do sth 急于要做某事。如：
He was bursting to tell her the news. 他急于要告诉她这条消息。
2 . burst forth 突然出现，突然爆发出，突然喊出。如：
A broad smile burst forth on his face. 他顿时笑容满面。
A cry of horror burst forth from the crowd. 人群中突然发出恐惧的叫喊声。
“Why don’t you behave？ “ he burst forth. “你为什么不放规矩一点呢？ ”他大声喊。
3 . burst into
突然闯入。如：
Don’t burst into my bedroom without knocking. 请不要不敲而贸然闯入我的卧室。
突然……起来。如：
She burst into tears . 她突然哭起来。
The entire hall burst into thunderous cheers. 全场发出了雷鸣般的欢呼。
注：这样用的 burst into 后通常接具有动作意义的名词。
4 . burst out
大声叫喊。如：
“I don’t believe it”， he burst out. “我不相信”，他大声说道。
注：这样用的 burst out 与 burst forth 同义。
突然……起来。如：
She burst out crying . 她突然哭起来。
注：这样用的 burst out 后通常接动名词。
1. A brilliant shaft of sunlight burst through the doorway.
一束耀眼的阳光从门口照射进来。
2. Her burst of exuberance and her brightness overwhelmed me.
她勃发的热情和阳光的性格征服了我。
3. Rachel burst out as the door was flung open again.
当门被再次猛地推开时，雷切尔冲了出去。
4. The avenues lined with jacaranda trees burst into a carnival of purple.
大街的两旁种着蓝花楹，绽放的花朵汇成一片紫色的海洋。
5. The men burst in wearing balaclavas and brandishing sawn-off shotguns.
头戴遮脸盔式帽、挥舞着短管猎枪的几名男子冲了进来。
6. It is not a good idea to burst a blister.
把水泡挑破不是个好主意。