crescendo

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

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]

There was a crescendo of press criticism. 媒体的批评逐渐升温。