groundswell
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ground·swell /ˈɡraʊndswel/ noun INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC[singular] a sudden increase in a particular feeling among people 〔群情的〕突然高涨groundswell of There is a groundswell of opinion that tougher laws are needed. 要求从严立法的舆论高涨。 a groundswell of support for the prime minister 首相支持率的大幅上升
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groundswell• Labor leader Tony Mazzocchi is trying to build a groundswell of support akin to the civil rights, labor and anti-war movements.• But right here I feel a groundswell of change that says to me this is where things are happening.• This marked the beginning of a new groundswell in activity directed at institutionalizing the lunar distance method.• But there was no groundswell of support for this position - not until 1940.• After decades of stagnation, there is a popular groundswell for speedy change and a market economy.• It was not primarily from the left that the groundswell of absolute pacifism emerged in the later 1930s.• The groundswell of contrarians desperate to make a case for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday has not yet gathered.groundswell of support• Labor leader Tony Mazzocchi is trying to build a groundswell of support akin to the civil rights, labor and anti-war movements.• But there was no groundswell of support for this position - not until 1940.ground·swell nounChineseSyllable
a particular a feeling in sudden increase among Corpus
groundswell
ground‧swell /ˈɡraʊndswel/
noun
[singular] a sudden increase in a particular feeling among people
groundswell of
There is a groundswell of opinion that tougher laws are needed.
a groundswell of support for the Prime Minister
ground‧swell /ˈɡraʊndswel/
noun[singular] a sudden increase in a particular feeling among people
groundswell of