I.
noun
1 of feeling
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , huge
▪ sudden
▪ initial
▪
His initial ~ of euphoria was quickly followed by dismay.
▪ fresh , new , renewed
▪
She felt a fresh ~ of anger when he denied lying.
▪ adrenalin
VERB + SURGE
▪ experience , feel , get , have
▪
He experienced a sudden ~ of excitement.
▪ send
▪
The mention of her name sent a ~ of anger through me.
SURGE + VERB
▪ sweep sth , sweep over sb , sweep through sb
▪
A great ~ of emotion swept through him.
PREPOSITION
▪ with a ~
▪
He thought of his old teacher with a ~ of affection.
▪ ~ of
▪
a sudden ~ of adrenalin
2 movement/increase
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , dramatic , great , huge , massive
▪ sudden , unexpected
▪ temporary
▪ last-minute , late , overnight , recent
▪
A last-minute ~ in ticket sales saved the show from closure.
▪ power , storm , tidal
▪
The storm ~ caused widespread flooding.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
a dramatic ~ in the demand
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of electricity
PHRASES
▪ a ~ forward
▪
Police struggled to control the sudden ~ forward by the demonstrators.
II.
verb
Surge is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ adrenalin , ↑ blood , ↑ hope , ↑ index , ↑ investment , ↑ profit , ↑ sale
Surge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ per cent