Tra từ burst - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

burst [burst bursts bursting] verb, noun BrE [bɜːst] NAmE [bɜːrst]
verb (burst, burst)
1. intransitive, transitive to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make sth break in this way
• That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more.
• The dam burst under the weight of water.
•Shells were bursting (= exploding) all around us.
• (figurative)He felt he would burst with anger and shame.
•a burst pipe
•~ sth Don't burst that balloon!
•The river burst its banks and flooded nearby towns.
2. intransitive + adv./prep. to go or move somewhere suddenly with great force; to come from somewhere suddenly
• He burst into the room without knocking.
• The sun burst through the clouds.
•The words burst from her in an angry rush.
3. intransitive be bursting (with sth) to be very full of sth; to be very full and almost breaking open
•The roads are bursting with cars.
•to be bursting with ideas/enthusiasm/pride
•The hall was filled to bursting point.
•The hall was full to bursting.
• (informal)I'm bursting (for a pee)! (= I need to use the toilet right now).
more at the bubble bursts at ↑bubble _n., be bursting/bulging at the seams at ↑seam
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English berstan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bersten, barsten.

Thesaurus:
burst verb I, T
•a dam bursts
•burst a blood vessel
explode • |formal medical rupture •
a shell bursts/explodes
a pipe/tank bursts/ruptures
a burst/ruptured appendix/artery

Synonyms:
call
cry out • exclaim • blurt • burst out
These words all mean to shout or say sth loudly or suddenly.
call • to shout or say sth loudly to attract sb's attention: ▪ I thought I heard someone calling.
cry out (sth) • to shout sth loudly, especially when you need help or are in trouble: ▪ She cried out for help. ◇ ▪ I cried out his name.
exclaim • to say sth suddenly and loudly, especially because of a strong emotion: ▪ ‘It isn't fair!’ he exclaimed angrily.
blurt • to say sth suddenly and without thinking carefully enough: ▪ He ▪ blurted out ▪ the answer without thinking.
burst out • to say sth suddenly and loudly, especially with a lot of emotion: ▪ ‘He's a bully!’ the little boy burst out.
to call/cry out/exclaim/blurt out (sth) to sb
to call/cry out for sth
to cry out/exclaim/blurt out/burst out in/with sth
to call/cry out/exclaim/blurt out/burst out suddenly
to call/cry out/exclaim/burst out loudly

Synonyms:
explode
blow up • go off • burst • erupt • detonate
These are all words that can be used when sth bursts apart violently, causing damage or injury.
explode • to burst loudly and violently, causing damage; to make sth burst in this way: ▪ The jet smashed into a hillside and exploded. ◇ ▪ The bomb was exploded under controlled conditions.
blow (sth) up • to be destroyed by an explosion; to destroy sth by an explosion: ▪ A police officer was killed when his car blew up.
go off • (of a bomb) to explode; (of a gun) to be fired: ▪ The bomb went off in a crowded street.
When used about guns, the choice of go off (instead of ‘be fired’) can suggest that the gun was fired by accident.
burst • to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make sth break in this way: ▪ That balloon's going to burst.
erupt • (of a volcano) to throw out burning rocks and smoke; (of burning rocks and smoke) to be thrown out of a volcano.
detonate • (rather formal) (of a bomb) to explode; to make a bomb explode: ▪ Two other bombs failed to detonate.
a bomb explodes/blows up/goes off/bursts/detonates
a car/plane/vehicle explodes/blows up
a firework/rocket explodes/goes off

Example Bank:
•He felt he would burst with anger.
•He was just about to burst into song.
•I felt as though my heart would burst out of my chest.
•My whole head felt like a ripe tomato, ready to burst.
•My whole head felt ready to burst.
•She took one look at the mess and promptly burst into tears.
•The ship was burst apart and its crew blasted to pieces.
•There was a danger that the engine would burst apart.
•Don't burst that balloon!
•He burst a blood vessel during a fit of coughing.
•She felt she would burst with shame and anger.
•Shells were bursting all around us.
Idioms: ↑burst open ▪ ↑burst somebody's bubble ▪ ↑bursting to do something
Derived: ↑burst in ▪ ↑burst in on somebody ▪ burst into a room/building ▪ ↑burst into something ▪ ↑burst on something ▪ ↑burst out

noun
1. a short period of a particular activity or strong emotion that often starts suddenly
•a sudden burst of activity/energy/anger/enthusiasm
• Her breath was coming in short bursts.
•I tend to work in bursts.
•spontaneous bursts of applause
•bursts of laughter
2. an occasion when sth bursts; the hole left where sth has burst
•a burst in a water pipe
3. a short series of shots from a gun
•frequent bursts of machine-gun fire

Word Origin:
Old English berstan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bersten, barsten.

Thesaurus:
burst noun C
•a sudden burst of energy
spurt • • outburst • • fit • • flurry • • bout • • attack •
a sudden burst/spurt/outburst/fit/flurry/bout/attack
a/an burst/spurt/outburst/fit/bout of anger
a/an burst/outburst/fit of laughter/temper
a burst/spurt/flurry of activity

Example Bank:
•a rapid burst of gunfire
•a short burst of energy
•a sudden burst of enthusiasm
•an intense burst of anger
•Her breath was coming in short bursts.
•I had a sudden burst of energy and cleaned the house from top to bottom.
•I tend to work in bursts.
•There was a spontaneous burst of applause.