| 单词 | fever pitch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfever pitch fever pitch n. (as a mass or count noun) a state of intense or extreme agitation or excitement. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > [noun] > a high degree of excitement heat1588 boiling-point1773 fever pitch1837 fortissimo1856 1837 Courier (London) 27 Apr. There was a wonderful exhiliration about it all. My blood was kept at fever pitch. 1894 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 2 353 No such powerful stimulant needed to be administered to raise the pulse of the business world to a fever pitch. 1938 E. Goudge Towers in Mist (1998) vi. 131 The excitement rose to fever pitch and, quite suddenly, a flight of arrows appeared, shot by unseen bowmen. 1984 S. Terkel Good War (1985) i. v. 117 I suspected the ration system was a patriotic ploy to keep our enthusiasm at a fever pitch. 2007 Independent 27 Mar. (Extra section) 4/1 Britain's lust for canine crossbreeds has reached fever pitch this year, as dog lovers have discovered the novel joys of the labradoodle. < as lemmas |
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