| 单词 | groundswell |
| 释义 | groundswell noun[S] uk/ˈɡraʊnd.swel/us/ˈɡraʊnd.swel/agrowthofstrongfeelingamong alargegroupofpeople: （群体情绪的）迅速高涨There is a groundswellofopinionagainst the newrules.反对这些新规定的呼声日益高涨。 Activism & pressure groups
Examplesofgroundswellgroundswell Thisgroundswellof public interest soon reached the corridors of power. From theCambridge English Corpus Probably the phenomenon can be understood only if one takes into account the phenomenal anti-imperialistgroundswellduring the period covered in the present study. From theCambridge English Corpus Ultimately, it seems, his approach assumes that the only way to deal effectively with the most violent religious elements is to marginalize them through agroundswellof religiousbased peace work. From theCambridge English Corpus The reciprocity that marked the jobber's relationship with the workers acted as a restraint upon him, and when thegroundswellof militancy was strong, he was sometimes swiftly marginalised. From theCambridge English Corpus We believe that the number and spectrum of health care professionals interviewed was sufficient to elucidate in detail thegroundswellof support for the new services offered in our study. From theCambridge English Corpus There is no hugegroundswellof support for them from tenants' organisations and residents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nogroundswellof support for a second chamber was reflected in debates running up to the referendum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall not make party political points because it is clear that agroundswellof sympathy for them exists across the political divide. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Where is thegroundswellof public opinion demanding the irradiation of food? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is evidence of thegroundswellof opinion among all shades of political views, with a few notable exceptions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let it be clearly understood that there is agroundswellof opinion that the present state of affairs cannot continue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That lobby showed the extent of thegroundswellof public opinion in support of freer and fairer trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I accept entirely that he must use a step-by-step approach—getting thegroundswellup from the union members through to the top. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is agroundswellin favour of raising standards for all children, whichever school they go to. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not agree with the view expressed today that there is a greatgroundswellof doubt about the legitimacy of the action being taken. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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