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

• "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。
• The speaker brought the crowd to fever pitch.
  演讲者激起群众高昂的情绪。
• 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。
• We worked at fever pitch.
  我们拼命地干着。
• But speculation is already reaching a fever pitch about possible presidential candidates in2008.the list of possible contenders began almost immediately after Mr Bush won last november.
  但关于2008年美国总统大选候选人的推测已经炒得沸沸扬扬。去年11月布什前脚刚刚获胜，可能参加下一任总统竞选的候选人名单紧接着就出炉了。
• With a co-host arrangement with South Korea for the2002 world cup, soccer interest has reachead fever pitch in japan.
  日本要和韩国共同主办2002年世界杯赛，人们对足球的兴趣已达到了狂热的地步。
• Developer activity is also at a fever pitch.
  开发活动也处于白热化。
• Patriotism was then at fever pitch.
  当时爱国主义情绪高涨。
• The excitement in the room rose to fever pitch.
  房里群情激动，到了狂热的程度。
• 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。