fever pitch

英 [ˈfiːvə pɪtʃ]

美 [ˈfiːvər pɪtʃ]

n.  高度兴奋; 极为激动; 狂热

牛津词典

noun

• 高度兴奋；极为激动；狂热
  a very high level of excitement or activity
  1. Speculation about his future had reached fever pitch .
     关于他的前途的猜测达到了狂想的地步。
  2. Excitement has been at fever pitch for days.
     狂热的兴奋持续了好些日子。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 极度兴奋;狂热
  If something is atfever pitch, it is in an extremely active or excited state.
  1. Frances kept talking, her mind at fever pitch...
     弗朗西丝不停地说着，头脑处于极度兴奋状态。
  2. Campaigning is reaching fever pitch for elections on November 6.
     为 11 月 6 日选举进行的竞选活动逐渐达到白热化。

英英释义

noun

• a state of extreme excitement
  1. the crowd was at fever pitch

双语例句

• The crowd was at fever pitch when the home team scored a goal. Luque scored the game's opening goal from the penalty spot, before being replaced on the half hour mark, but Allardyce has been reassured the injury is not serious.
  当主队踢进一球时，观众群情激昂。卢克踢进了比赛的第一个进球，那是个点球。但阿勒黛丝表示他的伤势没有大碍。
• Campaigning is reaching fever pitch for elections on November 6.
  为11月6日选举进行的竞选活动逐渐达到白热化。
• Patriotism was then at fever pitch.
  当时爱国主义情绪高涨。
• He did not mind the hunger so much, but the lack of water caused him severe suffering and fanned his wrath to fever pitch.
  他的怒火越烧越旺，他不太在乎饥饿，可没水喝使他非常痛苦，煸得他的怒火达到狂热的程度。
• As our nation's economy evolves at a fever pitch, if we want to stand erect in the world, it requires us to reconsider our learning methods and rebuild the conception of long-life learning.
  我们社会一日千里的发展，要想屹立于世界之林，要求我们认真地反思自己的学习，重新确立一个民族终身学习的观念。
• The puns are coming at a fever pitch.
  双关语已经到了一种狂热的程度。
• Several of Hornby's books have become popular films, including High Fidelity and Fever Pitch.
  霍恩比的不少书作，包括《失恋排行榜》和《极度狂热》在内，都已成为银幕佳作。
• The speaker brought the crowd to fever pitch.
  演讲者激起群众高昂的情绪。
• At the G20 meeting in Washington in November 2008 the global governance rhetoric rose to fever pitch.
  2008年11月在华盛顿召开的g20会议上，人们狂热地谈论全球治理。
• By the time the princess emerged on the balcony, excitement among the waiting crowd was at fever pitch.
  当公主出现在阳台上时，等待人群的兴奋情绪达到了顶点。