Examples

to burst out laughing

突然大笑起来 → burst

禁不住笑了起来

can't help laughing; burst out laughing. → 禁不住

失声大笑

burst out laughing; burst into laughter → 失声

她想着想着笑了起来。

She thought and thought and then burst out laughing. → 着

他看起来蔫蔫的, 但偶尔发一句冷炮, 就会逗得大家前仰后合。

He looks listless, but occasional he will say something unexpected and make others burst out laughing. → 冷炮

老师的幽默使学生迸发出阵阵笑声。

The teacher's jokes made the students burst out laughing. → 迸发

他先是一愣，继而大笑。

At first he was taken aback – then he burst out laughing. → 继而