小词详解 | surge

surge 英 [sɜːdʒ] 美 [sɜːrdʒ]

• The surge in Indians moving to America is also intimately linked to the rise of the technology industry.
  印度人涌入美国的浪潮也与科技产业的兴起密切相关。
  ——《经济学人》
• The most prominent and contentious issues are bread-and-butter concerns: a surge in immigration over the last decade, rising living costs and soaring property prices.
  最突出且最具争议的问题是民生问题：过去10年，移民人数猛增，生活成本上涨，房价飙升。
  ——《纽约时报》

• 潮水猛涨在沿海地区引发了严重水灾。目前洪水正在缓缓回落。
  A tidal surge caused severe flooding in coastal areas. Now the flood waters are gradually subsiding.
• 大门打开了，欢腾的人群向前涌去。
  The gates opened and the jubilant throng surged forward.

• 当发现自己把时间都浪费在鸡毛蒜皮的小事上时，她感觉一阵悔恨涌上心头。
  She felt a wave of resentment surging (up) inside her when she realized that she was wasting time fiddling about with minor matters.

• 过了开始的一阵新鲜劲后，对他们服务的需求就变得很小。
  After an initial surge of interest, there has been little call for their services.

2021年是中国共产党百年华诞。百年征程波澜壮阔，百年初心历久弥坚。
2021 will see the 100th birthday of the Communist Party of China. Its 100-year journey surges forward with great momentum. Its original aspiration remains even firmer one hundred years later.

• gush: a rapid and plentiful stream or burst of something
• swell: a slow, regular movement of the sea in rolling waves that do not break
• tide: a powerful surge of feeling or trend of events