groundswell

英 [ˈɡraʊndswel]

美 [ˈɡraʊndswel]

n.  (群体情绪的)迅速高涨

BNC.33028 / COCA.22530

牛津词典

noun

• （群体情绪的）迅速高涨
  the sudden increase of a particular feeling among a group of people
  1. a groundswell of support
     拥护的情绪迅速高涨
  2. There was a groundswell of opinion that he should resign.
     要求他辞职的呼声越来越高。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （公众情绪、支持度等的）迅速高涨
  A sudden growth of public feeling or support for something is often called agroundswell.
  1. There is undoubtedly a groundswell of support for the idea of a strong central authority...
     毋庸置疑，拥护强有力的中央集权的呼声越来越高。
  2. The groundswell of opinion is in favour of a referendum.
     支持全民公决的舆论呼声越来越高。

双语例句

• The expected groundswell is driven by the composition of voter turnout, which at about 40 per cent would be significantly lower than the 63 per cent that brought Mr Obama to power.
  预期中的舆情转变，受到了选民投票率构成的推动，40%的投票率要远远低于奥巴马当选时的63%。
• It will take a larger groundswell of business people standing up to demand that their fellows be held accountable and that the proper relationship between government and big business be restored to set us on that path.
  需要更多的业界人士站起来，呼吁问责同仁，呼吁恢复适当的政企关系，开启修复的道路。
• The unexpectedly high turnout points to a popular groundswell in favour of a credible alternative to the centre-right President Nicolas Sarkozy.
  意料之外的高投票率表明，民众希望找到一个可靠人选，替代中右翼总统尼古拉萨科齐（nicolassarkozy）的情绪高涨。
• The international integrated reporting Committee, which launches today, is seeking to capitalise on this groundswell of discontent to undertake a radical review of reporting.
  今日成立的国际综合报告委员会（iirc）正寻求利用这种不满风潮，对报告制度展开根本评估。
• The groundswell of support appears to have been helped by his rekindled romance with Kate Middleton.
  威廉王子与女友凯特•米德尔顿重燃爱火可能是他赢得高支持率的主要原因。
• If we combine these intentional data points with falling prices and increasing capabilities of these devices along with a explosion of applications, we are seeing the beginning of a groundswell.
  他表示：如果把这些意向性数据，和这类手机不断降价、性能不断增强，以及应用软件激增结合起来，我们就看到了一场海啸的开端。
• But Mr Alden said a groundswell of support might force the house to follow suit.
  但奥尔登表示，来自基层的支持呼声越来越高，可能迫使众议院顺应潮流。
• The recent groundswell of interest in the REST style of application architecture has highlighted the elegant design of the web.
  最近，大众对于REST风格应用架构表现出强烈兴趣，这表明Web的优雅设计开始受到人们的注意。
• Why, then, the groundswell of opposition to foreign takeovers?
  那么，为何会出现反对外资收购的风潮呢？
• This inaction on the part of so many big companies may invite scepticism about the Climate Group's ambition to start a "global groundswell of action".
  这么多大企业选择无为，不禁让人怀疑气候集团“推动全球性行动”的雄心壮志能否落实。