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music 音乐 a slow steady increase in how loudly a piece of music is played or sung （音乐的）渐强 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deafening
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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. 笑声越来越大。 - (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
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Word Originlate 18th cent.: Italian, present participle of crescere ‘to increase’, from Latin crescere ‘grow’.