单词 | upsurge |
释义 | upsurge (ʌpsɜːʳdʒ ) singular noun If there is an upsurge in something, there is a sudden, large increase in it. [formal] ...the upsurge in oil prices. [+ in] Saudi bankers say there's been an upsurge of business confidence since the end of the war. [+ of] Synonyms: increase, rise, growth, boost Collocations: recent upsurge in The country has seen a recent upsurge in protests. Times, Sunday Times (2011) References to the recent upsurge of doping scandals in sprinting do not faze him. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But the football behind it was indicative of the recent upsurge in form. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I'm regularly alerted by road hauliers who are seeing an upsurge in damage to their trucks. The Sun (2017) Interestingly, few of the artists who sing on these ads see an upsurge in sales for their own songs. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He said: 'We have already seen an upsurge in tourism. The Sun (2015) Translations: Chinese: 剧增 Japanese: 高まり |
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