fever
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fe·ver /ˈfiːvə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun 1 [countable, uncountable]MI an illness or a medical condition in which you have a very high temperature 发烧，发热 Andy has a fever and won’t be coming into work today. 安迪发烧了，今天不来上班。 I woke up this morning with a fever and an upset stomach. 今天早上醒来时我发烧了，胃也不舒服。 She’s running a fever (=has a fever). 她在发烧。a high/low/slight fever The usual symptoms are a pink rash with a slight fever. 一般症状为出粉红色疹子并伴有低烧。 → hay fever, scarlet fever, yellow fever, glandular fever, rheumatic fever RegisterIn everyday English, people usually use fever to talk about a very high temperature. If someone's temperature is just high, they say that someone has a temperature rather than has a fever: 在日常英语中，人们说高烧时用fever。要是某人体温只是略高，人们会说someone has a temperature，而不说has a feverHe stayed home from school because he had a temperature. 因为发烧，他待在家里没去上学。2 [singular]EXCITED a situation in which many people feel very excited or feel very strongly about something 高度兴奋，狂热，极端活跃fever of a fever of excitement on Wall Street 华尔街的疯狂election/carnival etc fever (=great interest or excitement about a particular activity or event) 选举/狂欢节等的狂热 Soccer fever has been sweeping the nation as they prepare for the World Cup. 世界杯筹备期间，足球狂潮席卷全国。3 (at) fever pitch British EnglishEXCITED if people’s feelings are at fever pitch, they are extremely excited 狂热，异常激动，高度活跃 The nation was at fever pitch in the days leading up to the election. 大选前几天，全国处于狂热的兴奋之中。 After a night of rioting, tensions in the city reached fever pitch. 一夜骚乱之后，该市的紧张气氛达到了顶点。 → cabin fever
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fever• The depression of last week had lifted like a fever passing when the patient sleeps or asks for food.• Academy Award fever is taking over Hollywood.• Headaches due to viral infections may be accompanied by fever, muscle aches, and malaise.• Football fever has always been widespread in Thailand, but this year perhaps more than ever before.• For a few months after its introduction, lottery fever swept the nation.• It enveloped Sylvie, chilled the dampness of her forehead, calmed the fever which had brought her here.• I downplay the sweats, the shakes, the fever.• By 1742, though the fever had subsided, he was charging Edwards's Northampton following with insanity.a high/low/slight fever• I developed a high fever and was carried into a waiting truck.• Mary, the youngest child, and only girl, of Carlton and Harriet Babbs had a high fever in 1952.• One of them had double pneumonia. he had a high fever and vertigo.• At one point, he had a high fever, a severe rash and intense swelling all over his tiny body.• He felt as if he were running a high fever.• Pétain awoke with a high fever, and a doctor diagnosed double pneumonia.• The illness begins with a high fever, followed by a rash.election/carnival etc fever• Sick and tired of election fever and politics?Origin fever (900-1000) Latin febrisfe·ver noun →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable
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fever
fe‧ver /ˈfiːvə $ -ər/
noun
Andy has a fever and won’t be coming into work today.
I woke up this morning with a fever and an upset stomach.
She’s running a fever (=has a fever).
a high/low/slight fever
The usual symptoms are a pink rash with a slight fever. ⇨ hay fever, scarlet fever, yellow fever, glandular fever, rheumatic fever
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually use fever to talk about a very high temperature. If someone's temperature is just high, they say that someone has a temperature rather than has a fever:
▪He stayed home from school because he had a temperature.
2. [singular] a situation in which many people feel very excited or feel very strongly about something
fever of
a fever of excitement on Wall Street
election/carnival etc fever (=great interest or excitement about a particular activity or event)
Soccer fever has been sweeping the nation as they prepare for the World Cup.
3. (at) fever pitch British English if people’s feelings are at fever pitch, they are extremely excited:
The nation was at fever pitch in the days leading up to the election.
After a night of rioting, tensions in the city reached fever pitch.
⇨ cabin fever
fe‧ver /ˈfiːvə $ -ər/
noun Date: 900-1000
Language: Latin
Origin: febris
1. [uncountable and countable] an illness or a medical condition in which you have a very high temperature:Language: Latin
Origin: febris
a high/low/slight fever
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually use fever to talk about a very high temperature. If someone's temperature is just high, they say that someone has a temperature rather than has a fever:
▪
2. [singular] a situation in which many people feel very excited or feel very strongly about something
fever of
election/carnival etc fever (=great interest or excitement about a particular activity or event)
3. (at) fever pitch British English if people’s feelings are at fever pitch, they are extremely excited:
⇨ cabin fever
Becoming ill 生病
catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/( flu/pneumonia/a virus/BrE ( a bug染上感冒／传染病／流感／肺炎／病毒／小毛病 get ( ill/BrE ( sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/NAmE ( flu/a migraineBrE 患病／艾滋病／乳腺癌／感冒／流感／偏头痛 come down with a cold/the flu/( fluBrE 得了感冒／流感 contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS感染致命疾病／严重疾病／艾滋病病毒／艾滋病 be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV受病毒／寄生虫／艾滋病病毒感染 develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis患上癌症／糖尿病／皮疹／溃疡；出现肝炎症状 have a heart attack/a stroke心脏病／中风发作 provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction引起／产生过敏反应 block/burst/rupture a blood vessel使血管阻塞／破裂 damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon损伤／切断神经／动脉／肌腱
Being ill 病了
feel ( ill/sick/nauseous/queasyBrE 感到不适／想吐／恶心 be running ( a temperature/BrE ( a feverNAmE 发烧 have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/( a high temperature/BrE ( a feverNAmE 患伤风感冒／糖尿病／心脏病／肺癌；头痛；发烧 suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder患哮喘／营养不良症／经常性头痛／多发性抑郁症／精神错乱 be laid up with/ ( BrE be in bed with a cold/the flu/( flu/a migraineBrE 因感冒／流感／偏头痛而卧床休息 nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover调治感冒／头痛／宿醉 battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism与癌症／抑郁症作斗争；戒瘾；戒酒
Treatments 治疗
examine a patient给病人做检查 diagnose a condition/disease/disorder诊断疾病 be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia诊断为癌症／糖尿病／精神分裂症 prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics开／得到／服用药／药片／止痛药／抗生素 treat sb for cancer/depression/shock治疗某人的癌症／抑郁症／休克 have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer接受检查／手术／外科手术／肾移植手术／治疗／化疗／癌症治疗 have/be given an injection/( a flu jab/BrE ( a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-rayNAmE 打针；接种流感疫苗；接受输血；做扫描检查；照 X 光 cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient治疗疾病／病痛／癌症／头痛／病人 prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs防止疾病扩散／疾病进一步爆发／对肺部造成伤害 be vaccinated against the flu/( flu/the measles/BrE ( measles/polio/smallpoxBrE 接种流感／麻疹／小儿麻痹症／天花疫苗 enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease增加对疾病的免疫力