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

• 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。
• By1921, the public's Einstein mania was in full force, and there was a groundswell of support for him to win the Nobel – indeed, an expressed sense that it would be inexplicable if he didn't.
  到了一九二一年，公众的”爱因斯坦热“到达了顶峰，支持他成为诺贝尔奖的呼声潮涌一般-的确，那时一种溢于言表的感觉，如果他不获奖，那简直是根本无法让人理解。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• Even though online tracking by advertisers is potentially much more of an intrusion on privacy, there is very little in the way of a groundswell of support for legislation restricting it, as there was for the do-not-call implementation act of 2003.
  虽然在线追踪可能更严重地侵犯了用户隐私，但目前来看，限制追踪法案获得的支持很少，这与2003年颁布的《限制呼入实施法》情形迥异。
• 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%。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。