resurgenceformal

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

an increase
increaseThere has been an sharp increase in municipal taxes this year.
riseLast month saw a rise in the rate of inflation.
gainWe are not seeing the gains in productivity that we expected.
boostWe are hoping for a boost in sales this year.
a sudden and great movement forward: 涌现，奔涌
At the end of the game, there was a surge of fans onto the field.比赛结束后，大群的球迷涌向比赛场地。
A tidal surge (= sudden and great rise in the level of the sea) caused severe flooding in coastal areas.潮水猛涨在沿海地区引发了严重水灾。
a sudden increase of an emotion: （情感的）涌起，翻涌
She was overwhelmed by a surge of remorse.悔恨一下子涌上了她的心头。
The surge in the power supply knocked out all the computers.供电电流的冲击毁坏了所有的电脑。
The surge in US share prices reverberated across the globe.美国股价飙升，影响波及全世界。
A special system prevents the circuitry being tripped accidentally by a power surge or lightning strike.
This new surge of interest in religion is perhaps a reaction to the the spiritual wasteland of the 1980s.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Increasing and intensifying
accretion
accumulate
accumulative
accumulatively
add fuel to the fireidiom
blaze
fade
go into orbitidiom
go up
growing
growingly
heighten
inflation
mushroom
ramp something up
ratchet something up/down
re-escalate
re-escalation
reach a crescendo
stake

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Advancing and moving forward
surge
verb[ I ]
uk /sɜːdʒ/ us /sɝːdʒ/
C1
to increase suddenly and strongly: 激增，陡增，剧烈上升
The company's profits have surged.公司的利润激增。
to move quickly and powerfully: 涌动，蜂拥向前
An angry crowd surged through the gates of the president's palace.愤怒的人群涌进了总统府的大门。
A few metres before the end of the race, Jenkins surged into the lead.就在离终点几米的地方，詹金斯突然发力猛冲到最前面。
(of an emotion) to develop strongly and quickly: （感情）涌起，涌现
She felt a wave of resentment surging (up) inside her.她感觉一阵悔恨涌上心头。
The dollar surged against the yen in the final half hour of trading.在交易的最后半小时里美元对日元的汇率猛涨。
A feeling of love surged in his breast.他心中涌起一阵爱意。
Sales of these cosmetics have surged in recent months.
The mob surged towards the castle.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Increasing and intensifying
accretion
accumulate
accumulative
accumulatively
add fuel to the fireidiom
blaze
fade
go into orbitidiom
go up
growing
growingly
heighten
inflation
mushroom
ramp something up
ratchet something up/down
re-escalate
re-escalation
reach a crescendo
stake

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Moving quickly
Making progress and advancing

surge | American Dictionary

surge
noun[ C ]
us/sɜrdʒ/
a sudden and great increase:
a surge in sales
a surge in the stock market
The young American’s victory touched off a surge of interest in golf across the country.
surge
verb[ I ]
us/sɜrdʒ/
(of a large group) to move suddenly forward:
The crowd surged onto the field after the game ended.

surge | Business English

surge
noun[ C ]
uk /sɜːdʒ/us
a sudden large increase:
surge in sthAn unexpected surge in electrical power caused the computer to crash.
There has been a surge in house prices recently.
The surge in defaults has led to charges the mortgage industry engaged in predatory lending practices.
surge
verb[ I ]
uk /sɜːdʒ/us
to increase suddenly and by a large amount:
The company's profits have surged.
surge ahead/forwardThe eurozone economy surged ahead in the second quarter.

Examples of surge

surge
The case is made that radar altimeter data can be used to monitor changes in glacier topography related to climate change and surge events.
However, its importance in accounting for the surge in property conflicts under colonial institutions in many other areas is likely small.
From there first arose poisonous kind, spread widely, those which surging now through poisonous breath make spacious the entrance.
The choice of cut-off points in the quarterly analysis is designed to highlight any postelection surge in command changes.
The recent surge of interest in harnessing computers for teaching suprasegmentals has lead to the development of a number of programmes.
However, the "pretty horsebreakers" appearing in increasing numbers in parks and public spaces caused a surge of anxiety.
A single peak appeared between weeks 27 and 30 in the year 2000 that mirrored a surge in probable cases.
In the 1990s there was a major surge in interest in extending collaborative government-industry relationships.
Individual frequencies that are mixed together in order to create sonic masses follow reciprocal types of motion, including undulations, surges, swirls, drifts and dips.
With the surge of population and economic activity during the past two generations or so, the environment has come under unprecedented stress.
The historical pattern was one of speculative surges of foreign investment in these countries, very quickly followed by default.
The current account surplus accompanied by the surge in capital inflows in the mid-1990s put too much strain on that strategy.
The impact of this dramatic surge of labor power also had a profound effect on the political process.
The 1890s were a period of devastating drought and epidemic, triggering a surge of raiding to reconstitute the herds.
Therefore, in this work key aspects of the search behavior, such as surge duration and casting locality, are treated as algorithm parameters.
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surge

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enormous surge in
Why has there been this enormous surge in their maritime capacity?
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