crescendo /krɪˈʃɛndəʊ/

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A crescendo is a noise that gets louder and louder. Some people also use crescendo to refer to the point when a noise is at its loudest. 逐渐增强的响声; 声音最响的一点

  例：

  She spoke in a crescendo: "You are a bad girl! You are a wicked girl! You are evil!"

  她嗓门越来越高地喊道：“你这个坏丫头！你这个恶丫头！你真恶毒！”

• 2. 

  N-COUNT People sometimes describe an increase in the intensity of something, or its most intense point, as a crescendo. 渐强; 顶点 [journalism]

  例：

  There was a crescendo of press criticism.

  媒体的批评逐渐升温。