surge

Intermediatezipf 3.82

Pronunciation

/sɜːdʒ/(SURJ)

Part of speech

noun / verbneutral

Chinese

激增；急剧上升；涌动（强调突然且猛烈）

Definition

A sudden powerful forward or upward movement; a rapid increase.

Word family

  • resurgence/rɪˈsɜːdʒəns/(n)复兴
  • surging/ˈsɜːdʒɪŋ/(adj)急剧上升的

Collocations

  • surge in demand
  • power surge
  • surge of emotion
  • price surge

Examples

  1. 1.Electricity use surged during the heatwave. (rapid increase)
  2. 2.A surge of anger swept through him. (sudden emotion)
  3. 3.The crowd surged forward toward the stage. (physical movement)

Synonyms

  • spike/spaɪk/— sharp, brief increase
  • swell/swɛl/— gradual growth, often physical
  • upsurge/ˈʌpsɜːdʒ/— formal, upward trend

Etymology

from Latin "surgere" = to rise — like a wave rising suddenly