crescendo
noun /krəˈʃendəʊ/
/krəˈʃendəʊ/
(plural crescendos)
[countable, uncountable]- (music
, from Italian) a slow steady increase in how loudly a piece of music is played or sung音乐 opposite diminuendoTopics Musicc2(音乐的)渐强 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deafening
- reach
- rise to
- a slow steady increase in noise; the loudest point of a period of continuous noise
synonym swell逐渐增强的喧闹声;持续噪声的最高点 - 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。 - There was a tremendous crescendo of noise.
噪音越来越大。 - The shrieks of laughter rose to a crescendo.
笑声越来越大。 - (figurative) The advertising campaign reached a crescendo just before Christmas.
圣诞节前夕,广告攻势达到了高潮。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deafening
- reach
- rise to
- Voices rose in a crescendo and drowned him out.
词源late 18th cent.: Italian, present participle of crescere ‘to increase’, from Latin crescere ‘grow’.