Surge



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• v.波涛汹涌, 波动
• ［英］ v.波涛汹涌, 波动 ( to rise or fall actively;toss)
• ［记］ 注意: surge 组词: insurgent ( 叛乱的)
• ［例］ The floods surged over the valley.

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (surged; surging)

• Etymology: earlier, to ride (at anchor) probably in part from Middle French sourgir to cast anchor, land, from Catalan surgir to heave, cast anchor, from Latin surgere to rise, spring up; from sub- up + regere to lead straight; in part from Latin surgere — more at sub-, right
• Date: 1511
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to rise and fall actively ; toss <a ship surging in heavy seas>
  • 2. to rise and move in waves or billows ; swell <the sea was surging>
  • 3. to slip around a windlass, capstan, or bitts — used especially of a rope
  • 4. to rise suddenly to an excessive or abnormal value <the stock market surgeed to a record high>
  • 5. to move with a surge or in surges <felt the blood surging into his face — Harry Hervey><she surged past the other runners>
• transitive verb
  • to let go or slacken gradually (as a rope)

II. noun

• Date: 1520
• 1. a swelling, rolling, or sweeping forward like that of a wave or series of waves <a surge of interest>
• 2.
  • a. a large wave or billow ; swell
  • b.
    • (1) a series of such swells or billows
    • (2) the resulting elevation of water level
• 3.
  • a. a movement (as a slipping or slackening) of a rope or cable
  • b. a sudden jerk or strain caused by such a movement
• 4. a transient sudden rise of current or voltage in an electrical circuit

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