
fever
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。)
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。)
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。)