crescendo [krɪˈʃɛndəʊ] (pl. crescendos 或 crescendi -di)
(pl. crescendos 或 crescendi -di)(Music)a gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music (乐)(音乐)渐强;逐渐响亮 ■(Music)a passage of music marked or performed in this way (乐)渐强的段落 ■the loudest point reached in a gradually increasing sound (逐渐增强的声音的)顶点;最高点 the port engine revs rose to a crescendo. 船的发动机转动声响达到了极点。 ■a progressive increase in force or intensity (力量或强度的)逐渐增强;渐增 a crescendo of misery. 苦难的增加。 ■the most intense point reached in this; a climax 顶点;高潮 the hysteria reached a crescendo around the spring festival. 春节期间人们的兴奋达到顶点。
adverb& adjective
(Music)with a gradual increase in loudness (乐)(音量)逐增的(地);渐强的(地) [as adj.]a short crescendo kettledrum roll. 短促而渐强的铜鼓声。
(-oes, -oed)
[no obj.]increase in loudness or intensity (音量或强度)增加;增强 the reluctant cheers began to crescendo. 起先稀稀拉拉的欢呼声逐渐升级。
语源
late 18th cent.: Italian, present participle of crescere 'to increase', from Latin crescere 'grow'