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    febrile

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fe·brile /ˈfiːbraɪl $ ˈfebrəl/ adjective  1  literary full of nervous excitement or activity 兴奋的，激动的，狂热的 a febrile imagination 狂想2. medical relating to or caused by a fever 发热的，发热引起的
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    febrile• a febrile atmosphere• Bacterial meningitis must always be considered in a febrile person with severe headache.• Nowak's face glittered with febrile urgency.    Origin febrile (1600-1700) Medieval Latin febrilis, from Latin febris “fever”
    fe·brile adjectiveChineseSyllable
    Corpus excitement activity of or nervous full


    febrile
    fe‧brile /ˈfiːbraɪl $ ˈfebrəl/ adjective
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Medieval Latin
     Origin: febrilis, from Latin febris __fever__
    1. literary full of nervous excitement or activity:
        a febrile imagination
    2. medical relating to or caused by a fever


    fe·brileBrE /ˈfiːbraɪl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfiːbraɪl/ 🔊, also /ˈfebraɪl/ 🔊 adjective(formal) nervous, excited and very active 狂热的◆a product of her febrile imagination她狂想的产物(medical 医学) (of an illness 疾病) caused by fever 发热引起的；热性的；发热的