fever

/ˈfiːvə/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
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发烧；发热；热病

释义与例句

n. 发烧；发热；热病
an abnormally high body temperature, usually caused by an illness
  1. The child developed a high fever during the night.
    这个孩子夜里发起了高烧。
  2. Drink plenty of water and stay in bed if you have a fever.
    如果发烧，要多喝水并卧床休息。
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  1. Her fever had gone down by the following morning.
    到第二天早晨，她的烧已经退了一些。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 “发烧”说 have a fever；“量体温”说 take someone's temperature；“退烧”常说 bring down a fever 或 the fever goes down。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • feverish 发烧的；极度兴奋的
    形容词，可描述发热症状，也可描述紧张而兴奋的活动，如 feverish activity。
  • feverishly 发烧地；兴奋地；拼命地
    副词，常描述极快、极紧张地做事，如 work feverishly。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • temperature 体温；温度；（英式英语）发烧
    temperature 是普通的“温度、体温”，正常体温也称 temperature；fever 专指异常升高的体温或伴发热的疾病。英式口语 have a temperature 可表示发烧，但量体温是 take someone's temperature，不是 take someone's fever。
    The nurse took my temperature before the doctor arrived. 医生到来前，护士给我量了体温。
常见搭配
  • high fever 高烧
    A persistent high fever should be assessed by a doctor. 持续高烧应由医生检查评估。
  • have a fever 发烧
    He stayed home because he had a fever and a sore throat. 他因为发烧和喉咙痛待在家里。
  • bring down a fever 退烧；降低体温
    The medicine helped bring down her fever. 这种药帮助她退了烧。