单词 | to spike a fever |
释义 | > as lemmasto spike a fever b. transitive. Originally U.S. To show a sudden rise in (body temperature); to experience the rapid onset of (a fever). Chiefly in to spike a fever, to spike a temperature. ΚΠ 1941 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 53 507/1 The patient spiked a temperature to 106.8° f. on one occasion, but it fluctuated mainly between 100.0° f. and 103.0° f. 1949 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 77 227/2 The patient spiked a fever on the twelfth day and shortly thereafter expired. 1988 E. Segal Doctors xxiv. 377 The high fever he spiked may have caused a seizure. 2005 J. W. Houghton Rough Magicke iv. 44 There's a trooper named Shaw in room five who's..spiked a temp of 113. 2010 D. Hamilton Homeopathic Care Cats & Dogs (rev. ed.) xv. 345 This is especially true for cats, as they may spike a fever due to stress upon entering a veterinary clinic. < as lemmas |
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