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{
"term": "surge",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a sudden increase of a strong feeling",
"sensetop": "surge (of something)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She felt a sudden surge of anger."
},
{
"text": "a surge of excitement"
},
{
"text": "He thought of his old teacher with a surge of affection."
},
{
"text": "His initial surge of euphoria was quickly followed by dismay."
},
{
"text": "A huge surge of emotion swept through her."
},
{
"text": "He picked up the phone with a surge of panic."
}
],
"synonyms": "rush",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "huge", "sudden"],
"verb + surge": ["experience", "feel", "get"],
"surge + verb": [
"sweep something",
"sweep over somebody",
"sweep through somebody"
],
"preposition": ["with a surge", "surge of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a sudden increase in the amount or number of something",
"sensetop": "surge in somethingsurge of something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a surge in consumer spending",
"contextForm": "surge in something"
},
{
"text": "We are having trouble keeping up with the recent surge in demand."
},
{
"text": "A last-minute surge in ticket sales saved the show from closure."
},
{
"text": "After an initial surge of interest, there has been little call for our services.",
"contextForm": "surge of something"
}
],
"topics": ["Change, cause and effect"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "dramatic", "great"],
"preposition": ["surge in", "surge of"],
"phrases": ["a surge forward"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a sudden, strong movement forward or upwards",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a tidal surge"
},
{
"text": "A surge of people poured through the gates."
},
{
"text": "Police struggled to control the sudden surge forward by the demonstrators."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "dramatic", "great"],
"preposition": ["surge in", "surge of"],
"phrases": ["a surge forward"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a sudden increase in the flow of electrical power through a system",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "An electrical surge damaged the computer's disk drive."
},
{
"text": "The National Grid was hit by a huge **power surge**."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "dramatic", "great"],
"preposition": ["surge in", "surge of"],
"phrases": ["a surge forward"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/sɜːdʒ/",
"audio": "su/surge/surge__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/sɜːrdʒ/",
"audio": "su/surge/surge__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}