| Title | Upsurge |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary up·surge \\ˈəp-ˌsərj\\ noun DATE 1917
: a rapid or sudden risean upsurge in interest English Etymology upsurge 1928, from up- + surge. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English upsurge ADJ. great, massive | sudden PREP. ~ in an upsurge in violent crime Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 upsurge up·surge / 5QpsE:dV; NAmE -sE:rdV / noun[usually sing.] ~ (in / of sth) (formal) a sudden large increase in sth 急剧上升；飙升；猛增: an upsurge in violent crime 暴力犯罪的猛增 a recent upsurge of interest in his movies 最近他的电影掀起的一阵热潮 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged upsurge I. \| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ intransitive verb Etymology: up (I) + surge : to surge up : rise , increase II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun : an act or instance of surging up; especially : a rapid increase : a sudden rise < a big upsurge of wage claims — Margaret Stewart > < the present upsurge of concern for the quality of … teaching — Ellsworth Barnard > |
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