音标: 英 [ˈgraʊndswel] 美 [ˈɡraʊndˌswɛl]
1. We had no idea there'd be this sort of groundswell.
我们没想到会有这么大的呼声
2. I think she's foolish to ignore a groundswell of dissatisfaction on her own side.
我觉得这样不顾对她这边的反对意见 是很愚蠢的
3. Buddha's teachings were chari atic and radical for their time, but, as with all big new ideas, they needed a groundswell of popular support or a patron, or both, to gain a firm foothold and to really fly.
尽管佛教教义新颖且独具魅力 但正如所有新事物的兴起一样 需要大众的支持 或实力雄厚的赞助人 亦或两者兼备 唯此才能站住脚跟 发展壮大