fever汉语

时间: 2024-09-20 01:11:00

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fever
/ 5fi:vE /

◙ noun
1. an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium
• 发烧，发热；热病
»her mother died of a fever.
  她母亲死于热病。
»[mass noun] African equine fever.
  非洲马热病。
  a state of nervous excitement or agitation
• 激动不安，焦躁
»I was mystified, and in a fever of expectation.
  我困惑不解，焦躁不安地期待着。
  [mass noun] [with modifier] the excitement felt by a group of people about a particular public event
• （对某一公众事件的）狂热
»election fever reaches its climax tomorrow.
  选举热明天将达到高潮。
◙ verb
1. [with obj.] (archaic)bring about a high body temperature or a state of nervous excitement in (someone)
• [古] 使发高烧；使狂热，煽动
»a heart which sin has fevered.
  被罪恶蛊惑的心灵。

【语源】

1. Old English fēfor, from Latin febris; reinforced in Middle English by Old French fievre, also from febris