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An inrush is a sudden flow of something coming in — water into a tunnel, cold air when you open a door, a crowd through a gate. Engineers also talk about inrush current: the sharp surge of electricity when a motor or a power supply first starts. It is mostly a noun; the verb exists (water inrushed) but is much rarer. Though actually, everyday English often skips the word altogether and just says a rush of air, a sudden flood of people, or a surge of current. Inrush keeps the “inward” part visible: the rush is coming in, not going out.
湧入。電機的 inrush current 是突入電流、起動湧浪電流。
組成From in- (inward) + rush.
同家族的字
- rushthe sudden fast movement; inrush adds in- “inward”
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
inrushnoun/ˈɪnˌɹʌʃ/
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A crowding or flooding in.
- As we swung around, the full force of the current caught us and drove the stern against the rocks; there was a thud which sent a tremor through the whole craft, and then a moment of nasty grinding as the steel hull scraped the rock wall. I expected momentarily the inrush of waters that would seal our doom; but presently from below came the welcome word that all was well.
- We found Pop Glossop in his pantry polishing silver, and put in our order. He seemed a little surprised at the inrush of such a multitude, but on learning that our tongues were hanging out obliged with a bottle of the best […]
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The initial flow of electricity into a component when it is switched on.
inrushverb/ˌɪnˈɹʌʃ/
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obsoleteTo rush in.
- The Ocean, ready to inrush upon them.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。