fever

英 [ˈfiːvə(r)]

美 [ˈfiːvər]

n. 发烧; 发热; 热(病); 激动不安; 兴奋紧张
v. 使发高烧; 使狂热; 煽动

复数：fevers　过去式：fevered　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.5338 / COCA.4372

牛津词典

noun

发烧；发热
a medical condition in which a person has a temperature that is higher than normal
1. He has a high fever.
  他发高烧。
2. Aspirin should help reduce the fever.
  阿司匹林能够退烧。
热（病）
a particular type of disease in which sb has a high temperature
1. She caught a fever on her travels in Africa, and died.
  她在非洲旅行时患热病而死。
激动不安；兴奋紧张
a state of nervous excitement
1. He waited for her arrival in a fever of impatience.
  他焦急不安地等待她的到来。
狂热
great interest or excitement about sth
1. election fever
  选举热

See also:My Uncle Jim had a high fever...Symptoms of the disease include fever and weight loss.hay fever rheumatic fever scarlet fever
N-COUNT 亢奋;极度兴奋
Afeveris extreme excitement or nervousness about something.
1. Angie waited in a fever of excitement.
  安吉在极度兴奋中等待着。

noun

intense nervous anticipation
1. in a fever of resentment
a rise in the temperature of the body
Synonym:febrilityfebricitypyrexiafeverishness

Angie waited in a fever of excitement.
安吉在极度兴奋中等待着。
When hay fever first occurs it is often mistaken for a summer cold.
花粉病初期常被误认为是风热感冒。
They develop a fever and a watery discharge from their eyes
他们开始发烧，眼睛里分泌出一种水状物。
Hay fever affects males more than females.
男性的花粉热感染率比女性高。
His fever has dropped.
他的烧已经退了。
Fever indicates sickness.
身体发烧表明有病。
I feel as if I'm running a fever.
我好像有点儿发热。
Hay fever is an affliction which arrives at an early age.
枯草热是年纪较小时会患的一种病。
A fever brought him to his long home.
一场热病把他送回了“老家”。
His already infirm body was racked by high fever
他已经很虚弱的身体受着高烧的折磨。