burgeon

/ˈbɜːdʒən/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈɚdʒən] /ˈbɜːrdʒən/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈɚdʒən] /ˈbər-jən How to pronounce burgeon (audio)/ (ame, mw)

burgeon — 動詞

  • burgeonpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • burgeonshe / she / it
  • burgeonedpast simple
  • burgeoning-ing form

1. If an activity, number, business, or problem burgeons, it becomes much larger or

1.動詞不及物C1
釋義

迅速壯大

在短時間內快速變大或變旺

If an activity, number, business, or problem burgeons, it becomes much larger or more active in a short time.

例句

After the new rail line opened, cafes burgeoned around the station.

新鐵路線開通後，車站周圍的咖啡館迅速擴張起來。

burgeon around + place after a change

Video sales burgeoned when the singer's song went viral online.

那位歌手的歌曲在網路爆紅後，影片銷量迅速擴張。

sales/results burgeon after sudden attention

同義詞
  • boom

    stresses a strong rise in business, trade, or activity, often with an economic feel

  • expand

    more general and less vivid; can refer to any increase in size, range, or amount

  • flourish

    often suggests healthy success rather than sheer rapid increase

反義詞
  • decline

    to become weaker, smaller, or less successful over time

  • shrink

    to become smaller in size, amount, or importance

文法句型

burgeon

burgeon after + event

burgeon into + noun phrase

用法筆記

Often used when businesses, crowds, sales, or problems rise quickly from a small starting point. Into is common when early signs grow into a larger, more serious result.

常見錯誤

❌The town burgeoned slowly over fifty years.
✅The town burgeoned after several tech firms moved in.
💡burgeon usually suggests a noticeable, fairly rapid rise, not slow growth over many decades.