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

I had glandular fever and spent that year feeling rotten
我得了腺热，那一整年都不舒服。
Tiredness and fever are much more likely to be a sign of flu coming on.
疲倦、发烧更有可能是患流感的征兆。
Symptoms of the disease include fever and weight loss.
这种疾病的症状包括发烧和体重减轻。
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。
Towards the end of the year he caught scarlet fever.
快到年底时他得了腥红热。
Symptoms are a slight fever, headache and loss of appetite.
症状包括低烧、头痛和食欲不振。
Evans had rheumatic fever, missed school and fell behind
伊万斯得了风湿热，没去上课，功课也落下了。
Her fever is gone.
她已经退烧了。
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。