Word · Frequency #24342
fevered
激动的；激昂的
highly excited
- 1.
Affected by a fever; feverish.
发烧的,发热的。
- 2.
Heated; impassioned; enthusiastic to the point of distraction.
狂热的、激昂的、热情到忘我的。
发烧的,发热的。；狂热的、激昂的、热情到忘我的。；发烧的；激动的；激昂的
In use
The fevered crowd pushed toward the stage as the band appeared.
In a fevered voice, she described her first glimpse of the ocean.
The fevered debate in the meeting lasted well past midnight.
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。
be + fevered
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。
Common mistakes
I feel fevered today.
Connections
Collocations
- fevered imagination
- 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。
- fevered pitch
- 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。
- fevered activity
- 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。
- fevered speculation
- 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。
- fevered haste
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象发烧(fever)时脸红发烫、兴奋不安，fevered就是“激动得发烫的”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.