单词 | febrile |
释义 | febrile (once / 13840 pages) adj Febrile is an adjective that means "related to fever." It can be used in a medical sense when someone is sick and running a temperature, or to mean a state of excitement or energy. When febrile is used to describe a fever due to illness, it is often used together with the word seizure. A febrile seizure is a seizure triggered by a fever. In a non-medical sense, the word can describe a state of excitement, as in, "The atmosphere in the city was febrile as the king's coronation date approached." You might think the fe in the word sounds like "fee," but it is actually pronounced "feh," as in February. WORD FAMILYfebrile USAGE EXAMPLESIt will be fascinating to see if Noah’s version of satire can change minds in the febrile new atmosphere of Trump’s America. The Guardian(Nov 25, 2016) Prince had experienced at least six febrile seizures in the weeks before his death, including four in one day. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) How did you convey the febrile quality of her concerns? The New Yorker(Nov 14, 2016) adj of or relating to or characterized by fever a febrile reaction caused by an allergen Syn|Ant feverish afebrile having no fever |
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