burst its banks

/bɜːrst ɪts bæŋks/· v.phr.

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burst its banks
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Chinese meaning

(河hé流liú)决jué堤dī,河hé水shuǐ暴bào涨zhǎng溢yì出chū

河hé水shuǐ暴bào涨zhǎng冲chōng破pò堤dī岸àn

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尼ní泊pō尔ěr一yī条tiáo河hé流liú决jué堤dī引yǐn发fā洪hóng水shuǐ

Example

Authorities urge villagers to move to safer places after a river in the central part of the country bursts its banks.

该gāi国guó中zhōng部bù一yī条tiáo河hé流liú决jué堤dī后hòu,当dāng局jú敦dūn促cù村cūn民mín转zhuǎn移yí到dào更gèng安ān全quán的de地dì方fāng。

Source: Al Jazeera · 11 Oct 2026

Background ✎

尼ní泊pō尔ěr中zhōng部bù突tū发fā山shān洪hóng,冲chōng毁huǐ多duō处chù房fáng屋wū,目mù前qián至zhì少shǎo5人rén失shī踪zōng。当dāng地dì一yī条tiáo河hé流liú突tū然rán决jué堤dī、河hé水shuǐ溢yì出chū堤dī岸àn后hòu,当dāng局jú已yǐ紧jǐn急jí敦dūn促cù附fù近jìn村cūn民mín转zhuǎn移yí到dào更gèng安ān全quán的de地dì方fāng避bì险xiǎn。

Roots · etymology

bank源自古诺斯语banki,本义'堤,土堆'

  • burst(单纯词,猛然破裂)+ its + bank(河岸,古诺斯语banki堤岸)+ -s(复数)

Collocations

  • the river burst its banks / floodwaters burst the banks / burst its banks after heavy rain

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