gold fever
短语淘金热
词形变化
gold fevers
复数
gold fevers
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A feverish obsession with seeking gold ore; an era (figuratively an epidemic) during which this obsession grips a large number of people.
可数 不可数He caught a real bad case of the gold fever that was going around at the time.
That was during the gold fever, when strangers descended on the town and all the shovels were plum sold out at the general store.
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2.
An excessive craving for profit.
可数 比喻 不可数