ground·swell /ˈɡraʊndswel/ noun INCREASE IN ACTIVITY, FEELINGS ETC[singular] a sudden increase in a particular feeling among people 〔群情的〕突然高涨groundswell of There is a groundswell of opinion that tougher laws are needed. 要求从严立法的舆论高涨。
a groundswell of support for the prime minister 首相支持率的大幅上升
groundswell of support• Labor leader Tony Mazzocchi is trying to build a groundswell of support akin to the civil rights, labor and anti-war movements.• But there was no groundswell of support for this position - not until 1940.