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 boat was taking water rapidly, and the crew worked at fever pitch to stop it sinking.
  那艘船正在急速地进水，船员们拼命地阻止船下沉。
• 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。
• Patriotism was then at fever pitch.
  当时爱国主义情绪高涨。
• The interest in corporate venture activity is at fever pitch, and with more and more corporations looking for perspective, I thought it might be thoughtful to put pen to paper.
  随着企业风投活动升温，越来越多的企业希望能够得到相关的建议，因此我将把个人观点付诸笔端，希望能为他们提供一些帮助。
• "He's the reason I'm here," he said, riled to a fever pitch.
  “就是因为他，我才落到如此地步！”他愤怒地说，音调奇高。
• Is she or isn't she? The Internet has been abuzz lately about whether Jessica Simpson is pregnant, and speculation reached a fever pitch after new photos surfaced Tuesday.
  是她？不是她？杰西卡·辛普森是否怀孕的话题最近在网络上炒得沸沸扬扬。而周二最新出炉的街拍更是为这则传言添了一把火！
• 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。
• We worked at fever pitch.
  我们拼命地干着。
• The excitement in the room rose to fever pitch.
  房里群情激动，到了狂热的程度。
• 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。