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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。
• Tension was at fever pitch.
  紧张的状态到了极点。
• 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。