crescendo

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cre·scen·do /krəˈʃendəʊ $ -doʊ/ noun (plural crescendos) [countable]  1  APMif a sound or a piece of music rises to a crescendo, it gradually becomes louder until it is very loud 〔声音的〕最高点；〔音乐的〕渐强；高潮 OPP diminuendo The shouting rose to a deafening crescendo. 喊叫声越来越响，到了震耳欲聋的强度。 The curtains opened as the music reached a crescendo. 当音乐到达高潮时，大幕拉开了。2  INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETCif an activity or feeling reaches a crescendo, it gradually becomes stronger until it is very strong 〔活动或感情的〕高潮，顶点 SYN climax The campaign reached its crescendo in the week of the election. 竞选活动在大选的那一周达到了高潮。

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crescendo• It reached a crescendo, though, in December with altercations at the Lindale center and at the Moose Lodge.• The mood on campus is building to a crescendo of excitement.• For the next 300 million years, the outpouring of magma built toward a crescendo.• Normally, we see this ability reaching an early crescendo between four and six months.• They seem to rise in a brief but sometimes piercing crescendo from the area of the stairwell at Cumnor Place.• Where was the promised crescendo they asked themselves?• Ari lazily observed its ripening crescendo.• The event was the crescendo of a century of history on the Great Plains.reached a crescendo• The clamour reached a crescendo last year when the full extent of the problems relating to the Solicitors Indemnity Fund emerged.• The violins had reached a crescendo.• It reached a crescendo, though, in December with altercations at the Lindale center and at the Moose Lodge.• When he struggled to find winners at the start of the season, the cries of gleeful recrimination reached a crescendo.Origin crescendo (1700-1800) Italian “growing”, from Latin crescendum, from crescere; → CRESCENT

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crescendo
cre‧scen‧do /krəˈʃendəʊ, krɪˈʃendəʊ $ -doʊ/ noun (plural crescendos) [countable]1. if a sound or a piece of music rises to a crescendo, it gradually becomes louder until it is very loud
   OPP  diminuendo:
    The shouting rose to a deafening crescendo.
    The curtains opened as the music reached a crescendo.
2. if an activity or feeling reaches a crescendo, it gradually becomes stronger until it is very strong
   SYN  climax:
    The campaign reached its crescendo in the week of the election.

cres·cendoBrE /krəˈʃendəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /krəˈʃendoʊ/ 🔊 noun (

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cres·cendos) [countable, uncountable] (music 音乐, from Italian) a gradual increase in how loudly a piece of music is played or sung （音乐的）渐强 OPP diminuendo a gradual increase in noise; the loudest point of a period of continuous noise 逐渐增强的喧闹声；持续噪声的最高点 SYN swell ◆Voices rose in a crescendo and drowned him out. 人们讲话的声音越来越大，盖过了他的声音。🔊🔊◆(figurative) The advertising campaign reached a crescendo just before Christmas. 圣诞节前夕，广告攻势达到了高潮。🔊🔊