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  • Conjugation : past  surged ; ing  surging
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

surge [səːʤ]
  1. 1. noun [c] (in demand,interest) 急剧上升
  2. 2. noun (in flow) 汹涌
  3. 3. noun [of emotion] 一阵
    a surge of electricity
    电涌
  4. 4. vi. [water+] 奔腾
  5. 5. vi. [people] [ vehicles+]
  6. 6. vi. [level] [ rate+] 急剧上升
  7. 7. vi. [liter] [emotion+] 翻腾
  8. 8. vi. [电子] 突然增加
    to surge forward
    蜂拥向前

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

surge [sɜːrʤ]
  1. 1. vi. 潮水前进
    The army surged forward.
    军队浪潮一般向前推进
  2. 2. vi. 猛涨,剧增激增
  3. 3. vi. 涨;涌
  4. 4. vi. 起伏不定
    The boats surged.
    船只巨浪颠簸
  5. 5. vi. 表现变好,水平爆发
    He levelled the score and then surged ahead.
    他追平了分数然后反超领先了。
  6. 6. vi. [Electronics] 电涌,急冲
  7. 7. n.[c] 急流奔涌
  8. 8. n.[c] 激增爆发
  9. 9. n.[c] 大浪巨浪
  10. 10. n.[c] [Electronics] 电涌,急冲

Collins English-English Dictionary

surge [s3ːʤ]
  1. 1. n a strong rush or sweep; sudden increase
    a surge of anger
  2. 2. n the rolling swell of the sea, esp after the passage of a large wave
  3. 3. n a heavy rolling motion or sound
    the surge of the trumpets
  4. 4. n an undulating rolling surface, as of hills
  5. 5. n a billowing cloud or volume
  6. 6. n [nautical] a temporary release or slackening of a rope or cable
  7. 7. n a large momentary increase in the voltage or current in an electric circuit
  8. 8. n an upward instability or unevenness in the power output of an engine
  9. 9. n [Astronomy] a short-lived disturbance, occurring during the eruption of a solar flare
  10. 10. vi. [intr] (of waves, the sea, etc) to rise or roll with a heavy swelling motion
  11. 11. vi. [intr] to move like a heavy sea
  12. 12. vi. [nautical] to slacken or temporarily release (a rope or cable) from a capstan or (of a rope, etc) to be slackened or released and slip back
  13. 13. vi. [intr] (of an electric current or voltage) to undergo a large momentary increase
  14. 14. vt. [tr] [rare] to cause to move in or as if in a wave or waves
  15. 15. vt. [Etymology] C15: from Latin surgere to rise, from sub- up + regere to lead

Examples

to surge forward
蜂拥向前
The surge of the tide is scary.
涨潮时的巨浪非常可怕。
The surge takes away anything that falls into the river.
波涛卷走了所有掉入河里的东西。
We need a USB with surge protection.
我们需要一个防电冲的USB。
The following year saw a surge of patriotic feelings.
在接下来的一年中涌现出了一股爱国热潮。
The lamp blew out after an electrical surge.
电力激增之后,这盏灯灯丝烧了。
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was ruth's amazing September surge.
最终让每名挑战者都大跌眼镜的是鲁斯令人吃惊的九月胜利。
The destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge.
这座建筑的倒塌留下了一大堆破砖烂瓦。

nciku Video Note

汹涌 [xiōngyǒng]

  • Scene:

    波浪汹涌 / rushing waves

  • Examples:

    江水汹涌而来

  • Description:

    汹涌 means a rush of sweeping and surging waves rolling towards the shore, river bank, etc.

Related video notes: 汹涌、荡漾

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