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Surge

發佈時間: 2019/11/27

Surge

今年區議會選舉投票人數高達294萬,創歷史新高。政府半年以來無法平息社會動盪,結果一如所料,民主派獲大量支持(surge of support),於選舉大勝。

Surge一字可以用作名詞或動詞,不但指數字「上升、增加」,還有「急劇、突然」之意,故surge解作「激增、劇烈上升」,to increase suddenly and strongly。例如,Many shops enjoy a surge in sales on Black Friday.(許多商店的銷售在黑色星期五激增。)The company's pre-tax profits surged by almost six million dollars.(公司的稅前利潤猛增了近600萬元。)

Surge除了用於描述數字激增,還可以用於描述情緒「湧現」。例句︰I felt a surge of pride upon completing the tenth mile.(完成第十英里時,我感到非常自豪。)When she knew he had betrayed her, she felt a surge of anger.(當她知道他背叛了她時,她氣上心頭。)

此外,surge可以指人群「蜂擁向前」。例如,The student protestors surged through the entrance and headed for the Principal's Office.(學生示威者從入口衝進去,前往校長辦公室。)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

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