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feverishly

UK //ˈfiːvərɪʃli//US //ˈfiːvərɪʃli//

词源

源自名词 'fever'(发烧)+ 后缀 '-ish'(表示类似) + 副词后缀 '-ly',最初用于形容类似发烧时的激动或紧张状态。

adverb

❶ 形容以极度兴奋、紧张或狂热的状态做某事,通常带有匆忙或焦虑的情绪。

“She worked feverishly to finish the project before the deadline.”

(她拼命工作,想在截止日期前完成项目。)

“The doctors worked feverishly to save the patient's life.”

(医生们紧张地工作,试图挽救病人的生命。)

同义词:frantically, desperately, intensely, wildly, hectically

常见短语

work feverishly — 形容非常努力且紧张地工作,通常因为时间紧迫或任务重要。

“The scientists worked feverishly to develop a vaccine.”

(科学家们拼命工作,试图研发疫苗。)