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

• 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。
• The technical developments, though slow at first, have recently reached a fever pitch.
  这些技术发展尽量开始时发展缓慢，但最近很狂热。
• The excitement in the room rose to fever pitch.
  房里群情激动，到了狂热的程度。
• It's testament to the fever pitch of nationalism that even iconic figures can suddenly find themselves under attack.
  亢奋的民族主义倾向的特征之一，是标志性人物会突然发现自己处于千夫所指的地位。
• 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。
• Anyone who's read Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby knows that this is true of the ardent Arsenal fan.
  凡读过尼克？霍恩比的《极度兴奋》的人都知道，阿森纳的足球迷正是如此。
• We worked at fever pitch.
  我们拼命地干着。
• Developer activity is also at a fever pitch.
  开发活动也处于白热化。
• Tension was at fever pitch.
  紧张的状态到了极点。
• The song reached a fever pitch, and the young priest lifted his eyes and voice to the heavens, calling to the very heart of the cosmos for a source of divine power.
  那歌声到了高潮，年轻的牧师抬起头看着天空，声音飘向天堂，呼唤着冥冥宇宙深处的神圣力量之源。