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fever

UK //ˈfiːvə//US //ˈfiːvər//

词源

源自古英语 fēfor,来自拉丁语 febris(发热),与希腊语 πυρετός (pyretos) 同源。

noun

❶ 发烧,指体温异常升高的生理状态,通常由感染或疾病引起,伴随身体不适感。

“She has a high fever and needs to see a doctor.”

(她发高烧了,需要看医生。)

“The child's fever broke after taking the medicine.”

(孩子服药后烧退了。)

❶ 狂热或极度兴奋的状态,常用于比喻对某事物的强烈兴趣或热情。

“The city was in a fever of excitement before the concert.”

(音乐会前整座城市处于兴奋的狂热中。)

“Gold fever attracted thousands of people to the west.”

(淘金热吸引了成千上万人前往西部。)

同义词:temperature, pyrexia, excitement, frenzy

verb

❶ 使发烧或发热,也可比喻为使人兴奋或激动。

“The infection fevered him for three days.”

(感染让他发了三天烧。)

“Her imagination was fevered by the mysterious story.”

(这个神秘故事让她的想象力异常活跃。)

同义词:inflame, excite, agitate

常见短语

fever pitch — 指情绪或活动达到极度兴奋或紧张的状态,常用于描述集体情绪高潮。

“The debate reached fever pitch as the candidates argued.”

(随着候选人争论,辩论达到了白热化程度。)

cabin fever — 因长期待在封闭空间(如疫情期间居家)产生的烦躁不安情绪。

“After two weeks of quarantine, they started getting cabin fever.”

(隔离两周后,他们开始出现幽居烦躁症。)