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crescendo

noun
🔊/krəˈʃendəʊ/
🔊/krəˈʃendəʊ/
(plural crescendos)
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. (music音乐, from Italian) a slow steady increase in how loudly a piece of music is played or sung （音乐的）渐强opposite diminuendoTopics Musicc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deafening
    verb + crescendo
    • reach
    • rise to
    See full entry
  2. a slow steady 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synonym 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。🔊🔊
    • There was a tremendous crescendo of noise.噪音越来越大。
    • The shrieks of laughter rose to a crescendo.欢呼声越来越高。
    • (figurative) The advertising campaign reached a crescendo just before Christmas.圣诞节前夕，广告攻势达到了高潮。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deafening
    verb + crescendo
    • reach
    • rise to
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate 18th cent.: Italian, present participle of crescere ‘to increase’, from Latin crescere ‘grow’.