English Dictionary

burst

/bɚst/

verb

(intransitive) To break from internal pressure. / (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure. / (transitive, obsolete) To cause to break by any means.

The balloon burst suddenly.

意味（1）

(intransitive) To break from internal pressure.

I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.

意味（2）

(transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.

I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much.

意味（3）

(transitive, obsolete) To cause to break by any means.

You will not pay for the glasses you have burst?

意味（4）

(transitive) To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.

I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets.

意味（5）

(intransitive) To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.

Like hungry dogs who have sniffed their meat, the mob bursts in, trampling down the women who sought to bar the entrance with their bodies.

意味（6）

(intransitive) To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.

The flowers burst into bloom on the first day of spring.

意味（7）

(transitive) To produce as an effect of bursting.

to burst a hole through the wall

意味（8）

(transitive) To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.

The sharp report of a gun burst the silence, and a moment later the gate swung open.