fever

fever — noun

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

1.名詞A2
釋義

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.

collocation: high fever

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

fever + go down / come 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

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.

noun + fever phrase: football fever

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

be caught up in + noun fever

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.

fever — verb