- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move quickly and with force in a particular direction涌;汹涌;涌动
- The gates opened and the crowd surged forward.大门打开了,人群向前涌去。
- Flood waters surged into their homes.洪水涌进了他们的房子。
- He surged past the other runners on the last lap.他在最后一圈冲过了其他赛跑者。
Extra Examples- A large wave sent water surging up towards them.一个巨浪朝他们涌来。
- Her heart thumped and blood surged through her veins.她的心怦怦直跳,血液在血管中涌动。
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to fill somebody with a strong feeling使强烈地感到 synonym sweep
- Relief surged through her.她顿觉宽慰。
- [intransitive] (of prices, profits, etc.物价、利润等) to suddenly increase in value急剧上升;飞涨;激增
- Share prices surged.股价猛涨。
related noun upsurgeExtra Examples- Inflation surged 2 500 per cent in 2016.2016年,通胀飙升2500%。
- Profits from cigarettes surged to $225m last year.去年的香烟利润激增至2.25亿元。
Topics Change, cause and effectc1 - [intransitive] (of the flow of electrical power电流) to increase suddenly浪涌
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘fountain, stream’): the noun (in early use) from Old French sourgeon; the verb partly from the Old French stem sourge-, based on Latin surgere ‘to rise’. Early senses of the verb included ‘rise and fall on the waves’ and ‘swell with great force’.