cre·scen·do
noun/krəˈʃendəʊ/
/krəˈʃendəʊ/
(plural crescendos)
[countable, uncountable]- (music, from Italian) a slow steady increase in how loudly a piece of music is played or sung
（音乐的）渐强 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deafening
- reach
- rise to
- 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 - 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.
尖叫声越来越大。 - (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
- reach
- rise to
- Voices rose in a crescendo and drowned him out.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: Italian, present participle of crescere ‘to increase’, from Latin crescere ‘grow’.