noun
1 high temperature
ADJECTIVE
▪ high , raging
▪
She had a very high ~.
▪ mild , slight
▪ persistent
▪ glandular ( BrE ) ( mononucleosis in AmE ) , rheumatic , scarlet , etc.
… OF FEVER
▪ bout
▪
He suffered from recurrent bouts of ~.
VERB + FEVER
▪ have , run , suffer from
▪
He put his hand to my forehead as if I was running a ~.
▪ catch , come down with , contract , develop , get
▪
James has come down with a ~.
▪ cause
▪ die of
▪ bring down , reduce
▪
drugs which can help to bring down the ~
▪ be accompanied by
▪
Inflammation is frequently accompanied by ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ with a ~
▪
He was in bed with a ~.
2 nervous excitement
ADJECTIVE
▪ baseball , election , gold , war , World Cup
FEVER + VERB
▪ grip sb
▪
Election ~ suddenly gripped the nation.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a ~ of
▪
She was in a ~ of anxiety about him.