Feverish Activity Feverishly State ˈfiːvərɪʃ ˈfiːvərɪʃli Excitement Suffering
Feverish describes extremely quick activity, often with nervousness or excitement, aiming for quick completion. It can also describe intensely nervous, excited, or anxious emotions, or feeling unwell due to a fever.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]紧张忙乱的;狂乱的Feverish activity is done extremely quickly, often in a state of nervousness or excitement because you want to finish it as soon as possible.
Hours of feverish activity lay ahead. The tents had to be erected, the stalls set up.
之后是几小时的忙活。要竖起帐篷,搭好货摊。
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City workers and volunteers are working feverishly to remove the heavy snow from the roofs of homes.
市政工人和志愿者在紧张地忙碌着,将积雪从房顶上除去。
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[ADJ 形容词](情绪)极度紧张兴奋的,极度焦虑狂躁的Feverish emotion is characterized by extreme nervousness or excitement.
[ADJ n]
He will be attending next week's American Grammy Awards in feverish anticipation.
他将带着紧张兴奋的期待出席下周的美国格莱美奖颁奖。
...a state of feverish excitement.
紧张激动的状态
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]发烧的;发热的 If you are feverish, you are suffering from a fever.
A feverish child refuses to eat and asks only for cold drinks...
发烧的孩子不愿吃东西,只会要冷饮。
She looked feverish, her eyes glistened.
她看上去像是发烧了,两眼闪着光。
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He slept feverishly all afternoon and into the night.
他发着烧,睡了一下午,一直睡到晚上。
Oxford
fe·ver·ish/ˈfiːvərɪʃ; NAmEˈfiːvərɪʃ/adjective1[usually before noun ]showing strong feelings of excitement or worry, often with a lot of activity or quick movements 激动的;焦虑不安的◆The whole place was a scene of feverish activity.整个地方都是一片紧张匆忙的景象。◆a state of feverish excitement异常激动的状态◆feverish with longing十分渴望2suffering from a fever; caused by a fever 发烧的;发烧引起的◆She was aching and feverish.她疼痛发烧。◆a feverish cold/dream伴有发烧的感冒;发烧引起的梦▶fe·ver·ish·ly/ˈfiːvərɪʃli; NAmEˈfiːvərɪʃli/adverb◆The team worked feverishly to the November deadline.这个队抢在十一月最后期限前拚命工作。◆Her mind raced feverishly.她思潮起伏。fe·ver·ish/ˈfiːvərɪʃ; NAmEˈfiːvərɪʃ/fe·ver·ish·ly/ˈfiːvərɪʃli; NAmEˈfiːvərɪʃli/
LDC
feverishfe‧ver‧ish /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/ adjective
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1suffering from a fever: She lay in bed, too feverish to sleep. There was a feverish blush to his cheeks.► see thesaurus at
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2very excited or worried about something: They waited in a state of feverish anxiety for their mother to come home. The show was about to begin and backstage there were signs of feverish activity (=activity that is done very quickly because there is not much time).—feverishly adverb: Congress is working feverishly to pass the bill.
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feverish
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发烧的(62%),兴奋的(38%)
adj.发热的;极度兴奋的
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