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delirium of noun
表示极度兴奋或混乱的状态，N通常为抽象名词。
The crowd was in a delirium of excitement.
人群处于兴奋的狂乱中。
谵妄；神志不清
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谵妄；神志不清
A temporary mental state of confusion, disorientation, and often hallucinations, especially as a result of illness or intoxication.
The crowd was in a delirium of excitement.
人群处于兴奋的狂乱中。
突然发作的暂时性精神错乱状态,通常可逆,出现意识混乱、注意力不集中、定向障碍、焦虑,有时有幻觉；可由脱水、药物中毒或严重感染引起。
A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.
剧烈精神激动状态
state of violent mental agitation
疯狂的兴奋或狂喜。
Wild, frenzied excitement or ecstasy.
通常是短暂的兴奋和精神混乱状态,常伴有幻觉
a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations
The patient's fever caused a state of delirium that lasted several hours.
病人的高烧导致了一种持续数小时的谵妄状态。
After three sleepless nights, she experienced moments of delirium where she could not recognize her own family.
在三个不眠之夜后，她经历了短暂的谵妄，无法认出自己的家人。
The crowd was in a delirium of excitement when the team won the championship.
当球队赢得冠军时，人群陷入了一阵狂热的兴奋。
表示极度兴奋或混乱的状态，N通常为抽象名词。
The crowd was in a delirium of excitement.
人群处于兴奋的狂乱中。
用于描述因疾病或药物引起的意识模糊。
The patient was in a state of delirium.
病人处于谵妄状态。
常用于医疗语境。
He suffered from delirium after the fever.
他发烧后出现了谵妄。
Not this
He is delirium.
Use this
He is delirious.
delirium是名词，表示'精神错乱'的状态；要形容人处于该状态应用形容词delirious。
Not this
He suffered from delerium.
Use this
He suffered from delirium.
常见拼写错误，注意拼写为d-e-l-i-r-i-u-m，中间是'ir'而非'er'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
震颤性谵妄（酒精戒断引起的严重谵妄）
He was admitted to the hospital with delirium tremens after he stopped drinking abruptly.
他突然停止饮酒后，因震颤性谵妄被送进医院。
处于谵妄状态，神志不清地
The fever was so high that the child was in a delirium and called for her mother.
高烧太严重，孩子神志不清，喊着要妈妈。
急性谵妄
Acute delirium often develops quickly in elderly patients during a hospital stay.
住院期间，老年患者常常会迅速出现急性谵妄。
术后谵妄
Postoperative delirium can lengthen the recovery time after major surgery.
术后谵妄会延长大手术后的恢复时间。
欣喜若狂的状态，狂喜
The crowd was in a delirium of joy when the team scored the winning goal.
当球队攻入制胜一球时，人群欣喜若狂。
患谵妄，出现神志不清
The patient suffered from delirium for several days before recovering fully.
病人神志不清了好几天才完全恢复。
震颤性谵妄（常因酗酒戒断引起）
After years of heavy drinking, he was hospitalized with delirium tremens.
酗酒多年后，他因震颤性谵妄住了院。
狂喜；极度兴奋
The children ran out of school in a delirium of joy.
孩子们欢天喜地地跑出学校。
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联想：发烧时‘地里热’（dì lǐ rè），人便神志不清、狂躁说胡话——delirium。
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical reports、literary prose delirium 一词在医学语境中多用于正式描述谵妄状态，在文学或修辞表达中则常用来形容极度兴奋或狂热。日常口语中较少见，整体语域随语境偏书面或正式。
criterium (/-ˈtɪriəm/) is a genuine rhyme for the stressed ending /-ˈlɪriəm/ of delirium. The other -ium words are spelling lookalikes only: stadium, museum, auditorium, medium, and aquarium all have different vowels or stress, so they do not rhyme with delirium.
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