feverish
feverish — adjective
1. having a body temperature that is higher than usual because you are ill, often m
having a body temperature that is higher than usual because you are ill, often making you feel hot, weak, or shivery
By the time Sayaka got home from school, her forehead felt hot and feverish.
feel + feverish describing physical symptom
The nurse touched Lara's cheek and told her she was feverish.
Asher woke up feeling feverish with a sore throat and stayed in bed.
Jude's mother felt his feverish skin and gave him a cold drink.
Dewi wiped Hannah's feverish forehead with a damp cloth all through the night.
- hot
broader term that can refer to temperature from any cause, not just illness
- flushed
specifically describes red, heated skin on the face; more vivid but less clinical
- burning up
informal and intense; suggests a high fever rather than a mild one
文法句型
feel/look/seem + feverish
feverish + noun (forehead, skin, child)
用法筆記
Frequently used after linking verbs (feel, look, seem) rather than directly before a noun, though the attributive use (a feverish child, feverish skin) is also natural and common.
常見錯誤
2. involving a great deal of hurried activity and strong feelings, sometimes in a w
involving a great deal of hurried activity and strong feelings, sometimes in a way that feels restless or out of control
The final week before the wedding was a feverish rush of last-minute preparations.
feverish + noun (rush, activity, pace, excitement)
Pedro worked at a feverish pace to finish the design before the client meeting.
The traders engaged in a week of feverish buying and selling on the stock market.
Rin's room showed signs of feverish packing, with clothes scattered everywhere.
The theater crew worked with feverish energy to fix the broken light before the show.
- frantic
more panicked and less purposeful than feverish; implies near-loss of control
- frenzied
stronger and wilder than feverish; suggests chaos rather than hurried purpose
- hectic
focuses on busyness and time pressure without the emotional intensity of feverish
- fevered
very close in meaning but slightly more literary; often used of imagination or ambition
- calm
without hurry or strong emotion
- relaxed
leisurely and free from pressure
- slow-paced
moving at a gentle, unhurried speed
文法句型
feverish + noun (activity, pace, excitement, energy, rush)
用法筆記
In this sense, feverish is almost always used attributively (before a noun) and not after a linking verb. You would describe a scene as 'filled with feverish activity', not as 'feeling feverish'. The noun being modified is typically an abstract noun related to speed, energy, or collective emotion.