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fevered + noun
fevered 常作定语，与 imagination、mind、pitch 等名词搭配，表示“狂热的、激昂的”。
A fevered imagination can turn small worries into huge fears.
狂热的想象力能把小烦恼变成巨大的恐惧。
激动的；激昂的
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激动的；激昂的
highly excited
A fevered imagination can turn small worries into huge fears.
狂热的想象力能把小烦恼变成巨大的恐惧。
发烧的,发热的。
Affected by a fever; feverish.
狂热的、激昂的、热情到忘我的。
Heated; impassioned; enthusiastic to the point of distraction.
The fevered crowd pushed toward the stage as the band appeared.
乐队出现时，激动的人群朝舞台挤去。
In a fevered voice, she described her first glimpse of the ocean.
她用激动的声音描述了自己第一次看到大海的情景。
The fevered debate in the meeting lasted well past midnight.
会议中那场激烈的辩论一直持续到午夜过后很久。
fevered 常作定语，与 imagination、mind、pitch 等名词搭配，表示“狂热的、激昂的”。
A fevered imagination can turn small worries into huge fears.
狂热的想象力能把小烦恼变成巨大的恐惧。
作表语，描述人、氛围等处于极度兴奋或激昂的状态；也可后接 with 短语说明原因。
The atmosphere in the stadium was fevered.
体育场里的气氛非常狂热。
Not this
I feel fevered today.
Use this
I feel feverish today.
fevered 在此意为“激动、激昂的”，不表示身体发烧；表达身体发热应用 feverish。
Not this
The good news fevered everyone in the office.
Use this
The good news excited everyone in the office.
fevered 是形容词，不能当及物动词表示“使激动”；需用动词 excite。
Not this
She was fevered to meet her favorite singer.
Use this
She was excited to meet her favorite singer.
fevered 不与不定式搭配表示“急于做某事”；表示这种心情应使用 excited to do sth.。
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狂热的想象；亢奋的联想
His fevered imagination turned every shadow into a threat.
他狂热的想象把每一个影子都变成了威胁。
白热化程度；极度兴奋的状态
The crowd's excitement reached a fevered pitch.
人群的兴奋情绪达到了白热化的程度。
紧张忙乱的活动；狂乱的活动
The office was full of fevered activity before the launch.
发布前办公室里一片紧张忙乱。
狂热的猜测
Fevered speculation about the merger swept through the city.
关于合并的狂热猜测席卷了全城。
焦急匆忙；万分火急
They packed their bags in fevered haste.
他们万分火急地收拾行李。
狂热的想象；病态的幻想
The rumors were nothing more than the product of a fevered imagination.
这些谣言不过是狂热想象的产物。
发烧的额头；焦虑不安的神情
She wiped the sweat from his fevered brow.
她擦去他发烧额头的汗水。
极度兴奋的状态；狂热程度
Excitement among the fans reached a fevered pitch.
球迷们的兴奋情绪达到了狂热的程度。
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想象发烧(fever)时脸红发烫、兴奋不安，fevered就是“激动得发烫的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary prose、rhetorical writing 表示“激动的、激昂的”时，fevered 多用于文学性或修辞性书面语，如描写想象、热情、气氛等，日常口语中较少见，通常更常用 excited。整体按正式语体处理比较稳妥。
与 fevered /ˈfiːvəd/ 真正同韵的是 levered（英式 /ˈliːvəd/）。severed、revered、hovered、shivered、delivered 都只是拼写或尾音相近，元音不同，不要读成 /iːvəd/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.