febrile

IPA/ˈfiːbraɪl/
IPA/ˈfiːbraɪl/

febrile — adjective

  • febrilepositive
  • more febrilecomparative
  • most febrilesuperlative

1. showing wild nervous energy or strong emotion, so a person or situation feels ov

1.形容詞C2
釋義

showing wild nervous energy or strong emotion, so a person or situation feels overexcited and hard to calm.

例句

The staff meeting turned febrile after the principal mentioned possible cuts.

turn febrile when a situation becomes tense

Nadia grew febrile in the kitchen while the exam results page loaded.

同義詞
  • feverish

    close in meaning, but it can also describe literal illness or eager activity

  • frantic

    stronger and suggests losing control in panic

  • heated

    usually focuses on anger or argument more than nervous energy

反義詞
  • calm

    free from nervous excitement or emotional overheating

  • composed

    showing steady self-control under pressure

  • measured

    controlled and not carried away by emotion

文法句型

febrile atmosphere

febrile imagination

grow/turn + febrile

用法筆記

Usually used in formal writing for an atmosphere, discussion, imagination, or emotional state that feels overheated. It suggests tension as well as excitement, not simple cheerful energy.

常見錯誤

❌The playground was febrile all afternoon.
✅The campaign office felt febrile as the vote count changed.
💡febrile suggests tense, overheated excitement, not ordinary lively activity.

2. happening when someone has a fever, or connected with the body's unusually high

2.形容詞C2
釋義

happening when someone has a fever, or connected with the body's unusually high temperature.

例句

The doctor watched Mei closely after her febrile seizure in the clinic.

medical collocation: febrile seizure

A febrile child may need extra fluids and rest through the night.

同義詞
  • feverish

    the everyday word for having or showing a fever

  • fevered

    slightly more literary and not as clinical as febrile

文法句型

febrile seizure

febrile illness

remain febrile

用法筆記

Most common in medical writing, especially before nouns such as seizure, illness, patient, or child. After a linking verb, it usually means the person still has a fever at that moment.

常見錯誤

❌I felt febrile before the interview.
✅I felt jittery before the interview.
💡febrile in this sense is about fever in the body, not ordinary nerves.