feverish
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How to pronounce feverish in British English: 英 [ˈfiːvərɪʃ]
How to pronounce feverish in American English: 美 [ˈfiːvərɪʃ]
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- Adjective:
- marked by intense agitation or emotion
- of or relating to or characterized by fever
- having or affected by a fever
单词词源
- feverish (adj.)
- late 14c., "causing fever;" 1630s, "excited, unduly ardent;" 1640s, "having symptoms of fever, having a slight fever," from fever + -ish. Earlier in same sense was feverous (late 14c.). Old English had feferig, feferseoc. Related: Feverishly; feverishness.
双语例句
- 1. The market reacted with a new high for the feverish market .
- 2. The lending initially triggered feverish speculation in real estate and stocks .
- 3. Sam was more hardhearted , yet his feverish materialism created more jobs .
- 4. Johnson is the cult hero of pc puzzle gaming , and his feverish fans need him at his keyboard .
- 5. There was a feverish triumph in her eyes , and she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of victory .