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%。
• 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？
• For the first time, I witnessed a groundswell of support for this thought, which brings the power to transform our organizations and make them more human.
  我第一次亲眼看到支持这个理念的人迅速增加，这个理念带给我们变革组织、并使组织更趋人性化的力量。
• The move is part of a groundswell of support for shareholders 'rights.
  此举是支持股东权利风潮的一部分。
• 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。
• Although registration is voluntary, there is a groundswell of policies aimed at spurring registration of all clinical trials.
  虽然注册是自愿的，但对政策的呼吁日益高涨，旨在促使对所有临床试验进行注册。
• But the recent turmoil across India also shows that there is a groundswell of rising aspirations, with people calling on politicians to tackle corruption.
  然而，最近遍及印度的骚乱也显示出人们的期望值不断抬高的风潮，以及对政治家们处理腐败的要求。
• 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 groundswell of activities around Earth Day in India showed organizers how wide and deep the A Billion Acts of Green campaign has gone.
  地球日活动在印度的蓬勃发展让组织者们看到，“10亿个绿色行动”已发展得深入而广泛。
• 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。