fever

IPA/ˈfiːvə(r)/
KK[fˈivɚ]IPA/ˈfiːvər/

fever — 名詞

  • feversingular
  • feversplural

1. a condition in which your body becomes hotter than its normal healthy level, oft

1.名詞A2
釋義

發燒

體溫高於正常的醫療狀況

a condition in which your body becomes hotter than its normal healthy level, often because you are fighting an infection.

例句

Linh woke up with a high fever and stayed home from school.

Linh 醒來時發高燒，於是請假待在家裡沒去上課。

collocation: high fever

The doctor told Lakshmi to rest and drink water until her fever went down.

醫生告訴 Lakshmi 要多休息、多喝水，等退燒。

fever + go down / come down

常見搭配
  • high fever
  • low-grade fever
  • mild fever
  • run a fever
  • break a fever
  • fever comes down
同義詞
  • temperature

    everyday term for body heat measurement; 'have a temperature' is common in British English

  • pyrexia

    clinical medical term; used in hospital records but rare in everyday speech

反義詞

文法句型

have/get/run + a fever

fever + breaks/goes down/comes down/rises

用法筆記

In everyday British English, people more often say 'have a temperature' for mild cases. 'Have a fever' is the standard term in American English and in medical contexts. Countable in phrases like 'a fever of 39 degrees'; uncountable in general statements like 'Fever is a common symptom.'

常見錯誤

I have fever.
I have **a** fever.
When referring to a specific episode, 'fever' needs an article.
My fever is 39 degrees.
My temperature is 39 degrees.
'Fever' is the condition; 'temperature' is the measurement.

2. an excited or intensely interested mood that many people share for a short perio

2.名詞B2
釋義

狂熱

強烈的興奮或狂熱狀態

an excited or intensely interested mood that many people share for a short period, such as during an important sports event or an election.

例句

Football fever swept across the city when the local team reached the finals.

當地主隊打進決賽時，足球狂熱席捲了整座城市。

noun + fever phrase: football fever

The whole island was caught up in election fever as voting day drew near.

投票日將近，整座島嶼都籠罩在選舉狂熱之中。

be caught up in + noun fever

常見搭配
  • football fever
  • election fever
  • gold fever
  • carnival fever
  • a fever of excitement
  • a fever of anticipation
同義詞
  • frenzy

    more intense and uncontrolled, often with panic or chaotic behaviour

  • craze

    short-lived, focused on a specific object or activity, e.g. a dance craze

  • mania

    more extreme, suggesting obsessive or almost irrational enthusiasm

反義詞
  • calm

    a state free from excitement or agitation

  • indifference

    lack of interest or concern about something

文法句型

[noun] + fever: election fever / football fever / carnival fever

a fever of + emotion noun: a fever of excitement / anticipation

用法筆記

Often appears in compound noun phrases such as 'cabin fever', 'gold fever', or 'spring fever', where the word describes a temporary, shared emotional state rather than a medical condition.

常見錯誤

He has election fevered.
He has election fever.
No -ed ending; 'fever' here is a noun, not a verb.
The crowd was in a fever of excitemently.
The crowd was in a fever of excitement.
Use the noun 'excitement', not the adverb.
慣用語

cabin fever

idiom

a feeling of boredom, restlessness, or irritation that comes from staying indoors for a long time without enough to do.

長期待在室內引起的煩躁無聊感

After three weeks of rain, the children had cabin fever and argued all day.

Many office workers get cabin fever during long, cold winters with little sunlight.

gold fever

idiom

a strong, often unreasonable desire to find gold, which spreads quickly among people and makes them act without careful thought.

淘金熱：使人不計後果尋找黃金的強烈慾望

Gold fever took over the town after the discovery of a rich mine nearby.

spring fever

idiom

a feeling of restlessness, laziness, or a desire to be outdoors when the weather becomes warmer after winter.

春日倦怠：天氣轉暖後出現的懶散或坐不住的感覺

As the weather warmed up, the students caught spring fever and could not focus in class.

fever — 動詞

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • fever patient
  • fever symptoms
  • fever temperature
  • fever medication

副詞搭配

  • slightly feverish (adj)
  • mildly feverish (adj)
  • dangerously high fever
  • suddenly developed a fever

常用片語

  • run a fever
  • have a fever
  • come down with a fever
  • break a fever
  • bring down a fever
  • go down with a fever

介系詞搭配

  • fever of (excitement)
  • fever with (chills)
  • in a fever