| 词汇 | groundswell |
| 释义 | groundswell noun[ S ] uk /ˈɡraʊnd.swel/ us /ˈɡraʊnd.swel/ a growth of strong feeling among a large group of people: （群体情绪的）迅速高涨 groundswell ofThere is a groundswell of opinion against the new rules.反对这些新规定的呼声日益高涨。 Activism & pressure groups active citizen active citizenship active resistance activism activist circulator citizen advocacy clicktivism clicktivist counter-demonstrate insurgency insurrection interest group lobbyist lock on special interest group stage a demonstration super-lobbyist super-militant take a kneeidiom Examples of groundswellgroundswell This groundswell of public interest soon reached the corridors of power. Probably the phenomenon can be understood only if one takes into account the phenomenal anti-imperialist groundswell during the period covered in the present study. Ultimately, it seems, his approach assumes that the only way to deal effectively with the most violent religious elements is to marginalize them through a groundswell of religiousbased peace work. The reciprocity that marked the jobber's relationship with the workers acted as a restraint upon him, and when the groundswell of militancy was strong, he was sometimes swiftly marginalised. We believe that the number and spectrum of health care professionals interviewed was sufficient to elucidate in detail the groundswell of support for the new services offered in our study. There is no huge groundswell of support for them from tenants' organisations and residents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No groundswell of 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall not make party political points because it is clear that a groundswell of sympathy for them exists across the political divide. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Where is the groundswell of public opinion demanding the irradiation of food? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is evidence of the groundswell of 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let it be clearly understood that there is a groundswell of opinion that the present state of affairs cannot continue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That lobby showed the extent of the groundswell of public opinion in support of freer and fairer trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I accept entirely that he must use a step-by-step approach—getting the groundswell up from the union members through to the top. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a groundswell in 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not agree with the view expressed today that there is a great groundswell of doubt about the legitimacy of the action being taken. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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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