feverish

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a. 发热的, 极度兴奋的, 不安的

发音

UK /ˈfiː.və.ɹɪʃ/
US /ˈfi.vɚ.ɪʃ/

词形变化

more feverish 比较级 most feverish 最高级

别名

feavourish

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.

    The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.

  2. 2.

    Filled with excess energy.

    He worked with feverish excitement.

  3. 3.

    Morbidly eager.

    a feverish desire to see her again

词汇关系

形容词

词源

From fever + -ish.

来源:wiktionary