fevered

fevered — adjective

1. showing or caused by a level of excitement, energy, or worry that seems unhealth

1.形容詞C1
釋義

showing or caused by a level of excitement, energy, or worry that seems unhealthy or out of control — for example, a market where prices rise wildly, a mind racing with anxious thoughts, or a city buzzing with restless activity.

例句

The city's fevered housing market pushed prices far beyond what local workers could afford.

collocation: fevered market / fevered activity

Sana's fevered imagination turned every creak and shadow into a sign of danger.

collocation: fevered imagination

同義詞
  • frenzied

    stronger, suggests wild loss of control; fevered implies restless energy without necessarily losing control

  • feverish

    everyday equivalent; can be used both before a noun and after a linking verb

  • agitated

    focuses on nervous movement and worry rather than excitement

反義詞
  • calm

    describes the opposite of restless excitement

  • tranquil

    suggests a peaceful stillness, opposite of fevered activity

文法句型

fevered + noun (abstract)

用法筆記

Nearly always used before a noun (attributive). The predicative form of this meaning is usually expressed by the adjective "feverish": "the crowd was feverish", not "the crowd was fevered." Distinguish from sense 2 below — sense 1 describes emotional or mental states, never physical illness.

常見錯誤

❌The crowd grew fevered as the band came on stage.
✅The crowd grew feverish as the band came on stage.
💡"fevered" is almost never used after a linking verb like "grew"; use "feverish" instead.

2. describes a person or part of their body that is hot because of illness — having

2.形容詞B2
釋義

describes a person or part of their body that is hot because of illness — having a body temperature above the normal level, often with a flushed face, sweating, or a rapid pulse.

例句

The nurse gently placed a cold cloth on the fevered child's forehead.

collocation: fevered + body part (forehead / brow / skin)

Élise lay in bed with fevered skin and chattering teeth, unable to sleep.

attributive use with body-part noun

同義詞
  • feverish

    the common all-purpose adjective; can describe both the body and general restlessness

  • hot

    simpler and more general; not specific to illness-related heat

  • burning

    implies intense, painful heat rather than moderate fever

反義詞
  • cool

    describes normal or lowered body temperature

文法句型

fevered + noun (person or body part)

be + fevered

用法筆記

More formal or literary than the everyday adjective "feverish." In casual conversation, "She feels feverish" is far more natural than "She is fevered." Can be used predicatively ("the child was fevered"), though this is less common than the attributive pattern.

常見錯誤

❌I felt fevered after my morning run.
✅I felt feverish after my morning run.
💡"fevered" sounds odd for temporary body heat from exercise; "feverish" is the natural choice for feeling hot.