SUre-ly 0-w /'Juab; NAmE 'Jurli/ ac/v.
1 used to show that you are almost certain
of what you are saying and want other people to agree with you
Surelywe
should do something about
it?
Ik #J M # S A A & nE ? o It’s surely only a matter of time before
he is found, isn’t it? Ik SlMife K H AA fs] |pj
Surely you don’t think I was responsible for this? ^ 0 ‘They’re getting
married.’‘Surely not!’ ‘MMHc^nlfTo ” “AMBB! ” o They won’t go,
surely?
{MM AM3I Eft1c ^ pE
? 3 {formal)
without
doubt; certainly AH; i&A: He knew that if help did not arrive soon
they would surely die. it, Ml^AAHo 4 (old-fashioned, NAmE,
informal)
used to say ‘yes’ to sb or to agree to sth ( see slowly
sure-ness /'Juanas; 'Jo;-; NAmE 'Jurnas/ noun [u] the quality of
being confident and steady; not hesitating or doubting tfitlt) fit; AIEII; an
artist’s sureness of touch laltfl^jAAEft^lM 0 her sureness that
she had done the right thing ft BjilitffA surety /'Juarati; 'Jo:r-; NAmE 'Jur-/ noun [C, U] {pi. -ies) {law #) 1 money given as a
promise that you will pay a debt, appear in court, etc. ^ HE ^
: She
was granted bail with a surety of $500. 500
Mo 2 a person who accepts
responsibility if sb else does not pay a debt, appear in court, etc. |£-uEA; li|£ A: to
act
as surety for sb A^A'M'&A surf /s3if; NAmE S3:rf/
noun,
verb
m noun [U] large waves in the
sea or ocean, and the white foam
that they produce as they fall on the beach, on rocks, etc. : the sound of surf
breaking
on the beach -/^[AEl/^EftMilf 0
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verb 1 [V, VN] (often go surfing) to take part in the
sport of riding on waves on a surfboard 'if ® ill
#jyJ|
2 [VN] ~ the Net/lnternet to use the Internet
( titF, $i])Ki: I was surfing the Net
looking for information on
Indian music. Ik IE ± |»] $ lie
surface /'S3;fis; NAmE‘s3irfisl noun,
verb m noun 1 [C] the outside or top layer of sth A®; AM; ffi: an uneven road
surface o Weil need
aflat surface to play the
game on.
Ik fi] A A X ffi A ft IS A A o O Teeth have a hard
surface layer called enamel. o a broad leaf
with a large surface
area AffifKIIAlft^Bt 2 [C, usually sing.] the
top layer of an area of water or land 7jcffi; Mb jg; : the earth’s surface jfe^tAffi o These plants
float on the surface of
the water. ik # II % # .$E
?]c ®
±0 3 [C] the flat upper part
of a piece of furniture,
that is used for working on
( ) Mffi, a
work surface % jfe n 0
She’s cleaned all the kitchen surfaces. MMMlftlAMr ft ®A*l£X#7o 4 [sing.] the outer appearance of a
person, thing or situation; the qualities that you see or notice, that are not
hidden A®; £hA; Rage bubbled just
below the surface
ofhismind.&kfEj&ij'^-Mffi, D335J on
the surface when not thought
about deeply or thoroughly; when not looked at carefully A®±;
#;
Ap—it seems like a good
idea on the surface but there are sure to be problems. IS#
|b]I£o
0
On the surface, he appeared unchanged. — more
at scratch v.
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verb 1 [V] to come up to the
surface of water f\ 3\ 7jt
® ; Hi 7jc ® emerge : The ducks dived and
surfaced again several metres
away. ^A^IAtRA,
A
JL A ft ^ £±i 7k ® o 2 [V] to suddenly appear
or become obvious after having been hidden for a while
( ) mm, mm&w, mu, «
tflM emerge: Doubts began to surface. A® Aift 0 She surfaced again years
later in
3
[V] {informal) to wake up or get up
after being asleep @1 A ; M A : He finally surfaced
around
'surface mail noun [U] letters, etc.
carried by road, rail or sea, not by air tIcKMIMI1;
A#®#
'surface structure noun {grammar ig-A) the structure of
a well-formed sentence in a language, rather than its underlying form AM^rI^I
— compare deep structure
.surface
'tension noun [U] {technical
At«) the property (=
characteristic) of liquids by which they form a layer at their surface, and
which makes sure that this surface covers as small an area as possible Affi'jfcA .surface-to-'air adj. [only before noun] (especially
of missiles AIh M#) fired from the
ground or from ships and aimed at aircraft MAM Eft; US, AS Eft .surface-to-'surface adj. [only before noun] (especially
of missiles X |g #) fired from the
ground or from ships and aimed at another point on the ground or a ship Mb { MM ) Aitfe ( MM ) ® surfactant /ssr'faektant; NAmE S3:r'f-/ noun [C, U]
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{technical Ain) a substance that
reduces the surface tension of a liquid, often
forming bubbles in the liquid AffitSMJ ( W>WlWAffi^A, t'M))
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{medical K) a substance that
keeps the lungs working well to prevent breathing problems 1$ A ® fS '14 M
(Krjtimmm)
surfboard /'s3ifbo:d; NAmE 's3:rfbo:rd/ (also board) noun a long narrow board
used for surfing surfeit /'S3ifit; NAmE 'S3:rfit/ noun [usually sing.] ~ (of
sth) {formal) an amount that is too
large AM excess surfer /'S3:fa(r); NAmE 'S3:rfar/ noun 1 a person who goes surfing A It Atlls Eft A 2 (also 'Net surfer) {informal) a person who spends a
lot of time using the Internet ( M A — see also
SILVER SURFER
surfie /'S3:fi;
NAmE 'S3:rfi/ noun
{AustralE, NZE, informal) a person who is
enthusiastic about surfing, especially
a young man ( AIhJUWX
)
surfing
/'S3:fir);
NAmE 'S3:rf-/ noun [U] 1 the sport of riding on waves while
standing on a narrow board called a surfboard A /I A zjfr : to go surfing A AII
—
picture o page R34 2 the activity of looking at
different things on the Internet
in order to find sth interesting, or of changing between TV channels in order
to find an interesting programme ( )
A
m, mm, nm-, )
'surf lifesaver noun {AustralE, NZE)
= lifeguard .surf
,n> 'turf noun [U] {NAmE) seafood and steak served together as a
meal surge /s3id3; NAmE S3:rd3/ verb, noun
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verb [V] 1 [+adv./prep.] to move quickly and
with force
in a particular direction
?! ; Ml ® ® if : The gates
opened and the crowd surged
forward. A
H lIMf T , A51 Ift Itj ® A o 0 Flood waters surged
into their homes. 7JC
M ATItfelll WMXo 2 [usually +adv./prep.] to fill sb with a strong
feeling ^ Mb M 31 0Q3 sweep : Relief surged through
her. 3 (of prices, profits,
etc. |i] M #) to suddenly increase
in value jyD'J
All;
“k'M; Share prices surged.
jfES.Wi„
—
related noun upsurge 4 (of the flow of
electrical power %^t) to increase suddenly /H®
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noun 1 ~ (of sth) a sudden increase of
a strong feeling
( HUH rush: She felt a sudden
surge of anger, o a surge of excitement —see also upsurge 2 ~ (in/of sth) a
sudden increase in the amount
or number of sth; a large amount of sth ( AS;
—Altt:
a
surge in consumer spending o
We are having trouble keeping up with the recent surge
in demand. AX,
IkllAtmj^Ao 0 After an initial surge of
interest, there has been little call for our services. AlkllMM#^
—see
also upsurge 3 ~ (of sth) a sudden, strong forward
or upward movement # ® Ift BU; a tidal surge 4 a sudden
increase in the flow of
electrical power through a system ( A ylt ) /I ri: An electrical surge
damaged the