急増

きゅうぞう
explosion
proliferation
surge

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きゅうぞう【急増】

rapid ［sudden］ increase

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¶ → 急増する

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きゅうぞう【急増】

a sudden [rapid] increase 《in numbers》; a sudden [rapid] rise; a 《population》 jump; a surge; an upsurge.

～する increase [rise] rapidly [suddenly]; jump 《to…》; surge; balloon.

●急増する海外旅行者 rapidly increasing [surging, ballooning, rapidly rising] numbers of overseas travelers

・水かさが急増した. The river swelled rapidly.

・金利が下がって住宅ローンの希望者が急増した. The number of people wanting home loans surged [jumped, rose suddenly, ballooned] when interest rates went down.

●電力需要の急増 a rapid increase [sudden increase, rapid rise, sudden rise, surge, jump] in electricity demand [a demand for electricity].

●高齢ドライバーの急増で交通事故の危険も増している. With the surge [steep increase, jump] in the number of senior drivers the risk of traffic accidents is also increasing.