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upsurge

UK //ˈʌpsɜːdʒ//US //ˈʌpsɜːrdʒ//

词源

源自英语 up(向上) + surge(激增),最早出现在19世纪,表示突然的增长或上升。

noun

❶ 指数量或强度的突然大幅增加,常用于描述情绪、活动或现象的快速增长。

“There has been a recent upsurge in demand for electric cars.”

(最近对电动汽车的需求激增。)

“The protest was fueled by an upsurge of public anger.”

(公众愤怒情绪的激增推动了这次抗议活动。)

同义词:increase, surge, rise, growth, spike

verb

❶ 指突然大幅增加或上升,通常用于描述数量、强度或活动的快速增长。

“Support for the policy has upsurged in recent weeks.”

(最近几周,对该政策的支持大幅增加。)

“Prices upsurged after the announcement of the new tax.”

(新税收政策宣布后,价格突然上涨。)

同义词:surge, increase, rise, escalate, grow

常见短语

upsurge in — 用于描述某事物的突然增加或上升,后面通常接名词,表示增长的具体方面。

“There was an upsurge in complaints after the service change.”

(服务变更后,投诉数量激增。)