单词 | fever-pitched |
释义 | > as lemmasfever-pitched fever-pitched adj. in a state of intense or extreme agitation or excitement; characterized by such a state. ΚΠ 1911 Cincinnati Enquirer 29 Oct. b2/3 College directing is not so tumultuous or fever-pitched or replete with the shocks that attend more worldly work. 1990 E. Van Lustbader White Ninja i. 80 There was no chance of being overheard..in this fantastic fever-pitched madhouse. 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 12 Sept. (Week in Review section) 13/1 Little did we know that it would take almost a full decade..for anti-Muslim xenophobia to emerge, fully formed and fever-pitched. < as lemmas |
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