surging

IPA/sɜːdʒ/
KK[sˈɚdʒɪŋ]IPA/sɝːdʒ/

surging — 動詞

  • surgingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • surgings3rd person singular
  • surginging-ing form
  • surgingedpast simple

1. to rise or go up very quickly and by a large amount

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

激增；飆升

數量或價格突然大幅上升

to rise or go up very quickly and by a large amount

例句

Oil prices surged by nearly forty percent after the storm hit.

風暴過後，油價飆升了近百分之四十。

surge + by + percentage for describing a sharp rise in numbers

Keiko watched the number of visitors to her shop surge over the summer.

Keiko 看著她店裡的訪客人數在夏季激增。

同義詞
  • soar

    emphasises rising high, often used for prices and temperatures

  • skyrocket

    more informal and dramatic; suggests an almost vertical rise

  • spike

    a brief, sharp increase, often shown as a point on a graph

反義詞
  • plummet

    a sudden and dramatic fall

  • plunge

    a fast drop, often in value or amount

文法句型

surge + by + percentage

surge + to + level

surge + in + area

用法筆記

Subject is typically a number, price, rate, or level — not a person. Frequently used in business and economic news.

常見錯誤

❌The population surged gradually over ten years.
✅The population surged after the new factory opened.
💡surge always means a sudden, fast change; it cannot be gradual.

2. to move forward suddenly with great force and energy, like a wave or a large cro

2.動詞不及物B2
釋義

湧動；奔騰

如波浪般強力向前移動

to move forward suddenly with great force and energy, like a wave or a large crowd

例句

The crowd surged towards the stage the moment the band appeared.

樂團一出現，人群就向舞台湧了過去。

surge + towards for a crowd moving all at once

Water surged through the broken dam and flooded the valley below.

大水從破裂的水壩奔湧而出，淹沒了下方的山谷。

同義詞
  • rush

    faster and less organised; often describes people running

  • sweep

    smoother, more continuous forward movement, often over a wide area

  • pour

    used for liquids or crowds moving steadily in large numbers

反義詞
  • recede

    to move back or away, especially of water or a crowd

  • ebb

    to flow away from the shore; also used for feelings fading

文法句型

surge + through/into/towards/past + noun

surge + forward

用法筆記

Subject is often a crowd, water, or something that moves like a wave. Frequently followed by prepositions such as through, into, towards, or past.

常見錯誤

❌She surged the box onto the table.
✅She heaved the box onto the table.
💡surge is intransitive; you cannot surge an object. Use heave, push, or shove for transitive movement.

3. (of a feeling) to suddenly become much stronger and harder to control

3.動詞不及物B2
釋義

湧起；升騰

情感突然變得強烈

(of a feeling) to suddenly become much stronger and harder to control

例句

A wave of relief surged through Dimitri when he heard his daughter's voice.

Dimitri 聽到女兒的聲音時，一陣如釋重負的感覺湧上心頭。

surge + through + person for describing an emotion taking over

Anger surged inside Fatima as she read the unfair report.

Fatima 讀到那份不公正的報告時，心中湧起一股怒氣。

同義詞
  • well up

    gentler, describes tears or emotion rising slowly and often visibly

  • flood

    describes an emotion overwhelming someone all at once

  • grip

    focuses on the hold an emotion has, not the movement of rising

反義詞
  • subside

    to become less strong or intense

  • fade

    to slowly disappear or lose strength

文法句型

surge + through/inside/within + person

用法筆記

Almost always followed by through, inside, or within, naming the person who feels the emotion. The subject is an emotion such as relief, anger, fear, hope, or joy. Distinguish from sense 1, where the subject is a number or price.

surging — 名詞