痴迷, 狂热粉丝: maniac VS lunatic VS fanatic (frantic: 抓狂, 发疯) VS fanboy: fanatic [fəˈnætɪk] I. 疯子. 狂人. 狂热分子. 疯婆子 someone who has very strong religious or political beliefs that often make them behave in an unreasonable way. attacks by religious fanatics. II. someone who likes a sport or activity very much. a film/football/crossword fanatic: Ask George, he's a film fanatic. fanatical I. behaving in an unreasonable way as a result of very strong religious or political beliefs. fanatical ideologists. II. very enthusiastic about a sport or activity. a fanatical football supporter. fanatical about: He's absolutely fanatical about keeping fit. A zealot can't change his mind. A fanatic can't change his mind and won't change the subject. —Winston Churchill. A fanatic is one who redoubles his effort when he has forgotten his aim. —George Santayana. eager beaver someone who is extremely enthusiastic and enjoys working extremely hard. buff I. [countable] 影迷, 歌迷. someone who is very interested in and knows a lot about a particular subject. a film/ computer/ wine buff. II. [uncountable] a very light yellow-brown colour, similar to the colour of sand. buff up 擦亮 to make something shine by rubbing it with something such as a soft cloth. blind man's bluff/buff 捉迷藏 a children's game in which one player has their eyes covered with a blindfold and tries to catch the others. in the buff wearing no clothes. maniac [ˈmeɪniæk](brainiac: (slang, sometimes derogatory) A very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person. ) I. 精神不正常. 疯子. informal someone who behaves in a stupid and dangerous way. An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania. Slow down! You're driving like a maniac. II. informal 狂人. 疯子. someone who is considered strange because they have an extremely strong enthusiasm for something. a religious maniac. III. someone who behaves in an extremely excited and confused way because they are mentally ill. a homicidal maniac. sex maniac someone who always thinks about sex and tries to start sexual relationships with people. The Republican front-runner Donald Trump recently called out North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un as a "maniac." However, he says that we have to "give him credit" for "not playing games" when it comes to taking control of the country. Trump notes that the dictator wiped out 除掉, 干掉 numerous people, including his own uncle, in order to gain complete power over the region. He says that not very many people could pull off such a feat at such a young age, but Kim Jong-Un did and we must realize that he isn't one to play games with anyone, not even America. Trump says he gives "credit" to the maniacal dictator for maintaining complete control of the country after his father's death by wiping out people left and right. Trump says that though Jong-Un is a "maniac" we must not play games with him. Trump says that Kim Jong-Un's rise to power is proof of his capabilities and shows that he is not someone to mess with lightly. The presidential hopeful notes that it is this type of dangerous behavior that is concerning about Kim Jong-Un because he doesn't "play games.". lunatic [ˈluːnətɪk] adj. extreme, or dangerous. lunatic ideas. I. 神经病. someone who behaves in an extreme or dangerous way. Some lunatic was driving on the wrong side of the road. II. old-fashioned an offensive word for a person who has a mental illness. lunatic asylum 疯人院 an offensive word for a hospital where people with mental illnesses are treated, now called a psychiatric hospital. lunatic fringe 极端狂热分子 people whose opinions are far more extreme than the opinions of the rest of their group. nutjob an insulting word for someone who you think is crazy. The guy was a certifiable nutjob. fanboy a very enthusiastic male fan of a band, actor, type of entertainment, product etc. The fanboy/fangirl nation is once again congregating in San Diego this weekend for Comic-Con. I'm an Apple enthusiast, not fanboy. fanboy over: Don't mind me, I am just fanboying over Meetan in the hot outfit. rabid ['ræbid 'rei-] adj I. relating to or having rabies. affected with or pertaining to rabies: a rabid dog. II. zealous; fanatical; violent; raging. 狂热的, 疯狂的. a rabid football fan. rabid thirst. rabies ['reibi:z] 狂犬病 An acute, infectious, often fatal viral disease of most warm-blooded animals, especially wolves, cats, and dogs, that attacks the central nervous system and is transmitted by the bite of infected animals. 关于Steve Irwin: During his lifetime Steve was frequently criticised for his gung-ho ( gung-ho [ˌɡʌŋˈhəu] 过于热衷的, 过于狂热的 very enthusiastic, especially about something that might be dangerous. too eager to do something, often without thinking about the risks involved in a situation. (informal, derogatory) Very enthusiastic or energetic. No matter how gung ho you are when you start, you will tire as you become mired in details ( mired I. 深陷. 身陷. caught in an unpleasant situation that you cannot easily escape from. people mired in poverty. II. stuck in soft wet ground. ). Our new salesman is rather gung-ho. I'm not sure I approve of my bank's gung-ho approach to lending. wiki: Gung ho is a term in American English used to mean "enthusiastic" or "overzealous". Gung ho is an anglicised pronunciation of "gōng hé" (工合), which is also sometimes anglicised as "kung ho". "Gōng hé" is a shortened version and slogan of the "gōngyè hézuòshè" (工業合作社) or Chinese Industrial Cooperatives, which was abbreviated as INDUSCO in English. The linguist Albert Moe studied both the origin and the usage in English. He concludes that the term is an "Americanism that is derived from the Chinese, but its several accepted American meanings have no resemblance whatsoever to the recognized meaning in the original language" and that its "various linguistic uses, as they have developed in the United States, have been peculiar to American speech." In Chinese, concludes Moe, "this is neither a slogan nor a battle cry; it is only a name for an organization." ) methods and on one occasion for holding his infant son too close to feeding crocodiles. How to tell if you are a sex maniac: At first, when we found out David Duchovny had checked himself into rehab for sex addiction, we were like, "Damn, that's kind of hot." But that was naive. After researching sexual addiction — earlier Susannah Breslin discussed how many think the affliction is a myth (affliction [əˈflɪkʃ(ə)n] I. an illness. II. a serious problem.) — we're feeling some serious sympathy for his wife of eleven years, actress Tea Leoni. It seems that David's not just acting sex-crazed ( -crazed [kreɪzd] used with some nouns for saying what makes someone behave in a crazy and uncontrolled way. a power-crazed politician. half-crazed very worried or upset and behaving in a nervous way. I was half-crazed with worry when she wasn't home by midnight. ) on his Showtime series. But how can sex, a natural bodily function, become a disease making headlines? The National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity has defined sexual addiction as "engaging in persistent and escalating patterns of sexual behavior acted out despite increasing negative consequences to self and others." Just like drugs and alcohol, some people feel they're abusing sex and themselves to get a high. But as Breslin points out, even doctors can't decide if sexual addiction is a real condition or merely a symptom of a larger problem that goes beyond sex. Either way, it's wreaking havoc ( wreak [riːk] havoc/ destruction mainly journalism to cause very great harm or damage. These policies would wreak havoc on the economy. wreak revenge/vengeance mainly literary to punish someone for something bad that they have done to you. He was determined to wreak revenge on her. play havoc with to make a situation much more difficult or confusing: The snowstorm is really playing havoc with rush-hour traffic. II. to damage something: The acid rain plays havoc with marine life.) and wrecking homes 破坏家庭. So how can you tell if your man is a slave to his wee man 老二 ( ones cock. oh, the wee mans sore. I was thrashing him really hard last night! )? Seven signs, after the jump. DIAGNOSIS: Skipping out on plans, missing work, and important events to have sex or engage in sexual activity. REAL LIFE: Avoiding real social interaction by ditching friends, family, and other obligations to simply get laid. Example: If sex is on the table, or at least a chance at having it, he or she will miss anything — work, networking events, birthday parties, whatever — because nothing seems as important as getting laid. DIAGNOSIS: Getting into debt for your desires. REAL LIFE: Spending more money on internet porn and prostitutes than on necessities and other forms of pleasure. Example: He or she has a budget for phone sex that sometimes isn't enough. Like any indulgence, he or she will really splurge, maxing out 刷爆 credit cards. Some people buy expensive watches, meals, cars, but someone with an addiction to see will want to order someone off Craigslist ( Craigslist is a classified advertisements website with sections devoted to jobs, housing, personals, for sale, items wanted, services, community, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums.), charge up a phone sex bill, and end up getting evicted 被驱逐, 被赶出去 when they don't have the cash for rent. DIAGNOSIS: Reveling in risky situations without thought or care for the consequences. REAL LIFE: Putting yourself in harms way 置自己与危险境地 — from STD's to illegal behavior — just to commit a sexual act. Example: Going to a really bad neighborhood just to get blow jobs under a bridge where tons of hookers hang out and it's very easy to get caught. He or she would lose their livelihood and potentially go to jail if they were ever busted, but to them, the risks don't matter. DIAGNOSIS: Constantly changing partners. REAL LIFE: Always looking for the next best thing, you're insatiable 欲壑难填的, 要不够的, 多少都不够的 [ɪnˈseɪʃəb(ə)l]. Once you've had sex with someone, you just go right back on the prowl [praul]. Example: After having sex with someone, he or she is tempted to practically shout, "Next!" — if only potential partners would line up at their bedside and wait their turn. DIAGNOSIS: An inability to stop being hyper-sexually active, despite feelings of guilt, shame, and disgust. REAL LIFE: Your mind is telling you no, but your body is telling you yes, yes, yes! Example: Sexual activity is followed by anxiety, depression, and loneliness, but he or she still feels unable to curb their behavior. DIAGNOSIS: Obtaining sex has become as frequent and natural as breathing. REAL LIFE: It's always on your mind. If you're not having sex, you're thinking about how you're going to have sex ASAP. You're obsessed with every dirty detail. Example: While people like to joke that men think about sex 24 hours a day, a sex addict will truly only be able to concentrate on sex and nothing else. Everywhere he or she looks, there's sex. DIAGNOSIS: Sex is seen as a sacred ritual. REAL LIFE: You have to have or do certain things so you can get off. It's just not good if you don't get your exact routine. Example: He or she has to do it in the same positions, the same order of activity, and/or needs the same verbal expressions uttered during sex in order to get off.
癫狂, 发疯, 发癫, 抓狂 bonkers, lunatic VS erratic VS frantic (fanantic) VS maniac VS evangelical
VS frantic VS zealot VS militant VS fiend VS maniac VS lunatic VS
fanatic VS fanboy: 发疯. 气疯: erratic adj. Something that is erratic does not follow a regular pattern, but happens at unexpected times or moves along in an irregular way. Argentina's erratic 失控的 inflation rate threatens to upset the plans. ...the family's erratic affairs. Police stopped him for driving erratically 发疯似的. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who served under President George W. Bush, called Putin's recent behavior "erratic." "I met with him many times, and this is a different Putin," she said on Fox News Sunday. "He was always calculating and cold, but this is different. He seems erratic. There is an ever deepening, delusional rendering of history." "I personally think he's unhinged," Clapper said Sunday on CNN. "I worry about his acuity and balance." Senior intelligence officials who have known Putin for decades told Fox News that he has been isolated for months at his presidential compound interacting exclusively with a small group of advisers and cronies. "Putin is absolutely not crazy. All this talk calling him crazy, it means we're still not taking Putin seriously or understanding him," said Koffler, "He's not delusional, there are no mental anomalies 精神不正常," she added. "Putin is a cold-blooded, typical Russian autocratic leader and a very calculated risk-taker. He's simply executing a plan that he has been hatching for 20 years."." go ape/apeshit [over sth] (slang) to become very excited or angry Did you go ape over Tim's latest film, or did you just get disgusted, like me? Usage notes: also used in the form go apeshit, which has the same meaning but is considered rude slang. go berserk 发疯了 Erupt in furious rage, become crazily violent. She went berserk and strangled her cat. When they announced the gymnast's score, her coach went berserk.
This expression is believed to allude to the name of Norse warriors
renowned for their ferocity in battle and for wearing no armor but a
bearskin shirt (or berserkar). go bananas Sl. to go mildly crazy. to become very angry She'll go bananas if she sees the room in this state. Sorry, I just went bananas for a minute. I thought he was going to go bananas. go postal
(intransitive, chiefly US, informal) To behave in a hysterical, angry
or irrational manner. User Note: from a rash of incidents, mostly gun
violence, perpetrated by disgruntled U.S. Postal Service workers on
co-workers in the United States, beginning in the 1980s. run amok/amuck (idiomatic) To go on a rampage; to be in an uncontrollable rage. to wreak havoc (idiomatic) To cause damage, disruption, or destruction. The storm wreaked havoc on his garden. lose one's cool. get annoyed不高兴了. lose one's rag, lose the plot, lose it . to go nuts. lost one's composure or lost one's sanity. 'to lose one's shit = lose the shit' I. 'to lost one's stuff (miscellaneous items)'. II. 气疯了. "When Ariel found out that her boyfriend was cheating on her, she lost her shit and threw all off his clothes and belongings out the window of their apartment." (This would indicate that she had a rather strong reaction to a stressful event, but that her state of mind is likely transient and that once the situation is resolved, she will regain her composure.). "After 20 years of chronic alcoholism, Monsieur Coupeau finally lost his shit and began hallucinating, seeing rats and threatening figures in his room when no one was there." (This would indicate that he has abused himself to the point that he has provoked a permanent loss of sanity.). lose one's rag (with sb over/about sth) (colloquial) To become angry. to suddenly become very angry and start shouting. He
said one too many stupid things and I just lost my rag. It was the only
time I've ever lost my rag with someone in an office situation. Usage notes: I. Used with "with" when the anger is directed at a person. When I told him about the accident, he lost his rag with me. II. Used with "about or over" when the anger is caused by an event. There's no need to lose your rag over missing the train! blow one's top (intransitive),(idiomatic) to be explosively angry. To lose one's temper. When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he just blew his top. give somebody the shits (Australian taboo) to make someone angry. to annoy or frustrate someone. She really gives me the shits when she makes up these stories about why she's late. the shit Something considered to be excellent. Marijuana is the shit! spit nails also spit chips/tacks (Australian informal) to speak or behave in a way that shows you are very angry He was spitting nails when he saw what had happened to his car. get under somebody's skin I. 惹恼, 惹怒. to annoy someone. to bother or irritate someone. It really got under my skin when he said women were bad drivers. II. to affect someone very strongly in a way that is difficult to forget Something about the haunting beauty of the place really got under my skin. With almost all his riches财富 held in private companies - and most of his assets still buried in the ground - getting to the bottom of Palmer's wealth is difficult. His main private company, Mineralogy, has reported losses for the past three years - leading to a perception that appears to get under Palmer's skin. Spit the Dummy (dummy spit) Australian
Term: To indulge in a sudden display of anger or frustration; to lose
one’s temper. The phrase is usually used of an adult, and the
implication is that the outburst is childish, like a baby spitting out
its dummy in a tantrum and refusing to be pacified. (Dummy is a
pacifier). 'There's no reason for me to
spit the dummy,' he said. 'Why do I have to be a rude cunt out of the
car when I've demonstrated what I can do inside of it?' take a piece out of somebody 发火 (Australian informal) to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. Jill just took a piece out of Ben for being late again. say/speak one's piece 有话快说, 有屁快放
to say what one must say; to recite what one has planned to say. to
express your opinion about something, esp. something that you do not
like. Look, just say your piece and get out of here. I said my piece and left. spit blood 气得吐血 to speak or behave in a way that shows you are very angry After her speech, people who she had criticized were spitting blood. see red 气得火冒三丈 to be angry. Whenever I think of the needless destruction of trees, I see red. Bill really saw red when the tax bill arrived. Some Internet customers are seeing red as a result of the new virus that slowed Web traffic last week. It just make me see red = have someone see red. get in one's face when someone annoys or bothers someone else. My
younger sister always gets in my face. I find her so annoying! A: How
is your new roommate? B: He's always getting in my face. A: Why? What is
he doing? B: He's always having parties, being messy, eating my food…. The homeless man always got in my face when he aggressively asked me for money. Ted's a real pain. He likes to get in your face. He'll argue about anything. I know you are angry, but don't get red face. I lie awake fuming 生气, 火冒三丈 ( fume about/over someone or something to be very angry about someone or something. She was just fuming over her broken vase. She was still fuming about Larry the next morning. fume at someone Fig. to rage at someone. She was really fuming at Sam, who had broken her table leg. running on fumes continuing to do something when you have almost no energy left After two straight games against top teams, the Tigers were running on fumes and lost on Saturday night. ) - isn't it supposed to be the woman who withholds favours拿性作为要挟条件? CHANNEL 7 spoke out yesterday about a tirade unleashed by former Home And Away castmember Melissa George, who threw a hissy fit( hissy I. Characterized by or making a hissing sound: badly recorded music that sounded hissy when played back. II. = tantrum. a childish fit of rage; outburst of bad temper. A fit of bad temper. Also called regionally hissy, hissy fit. hissy fit 发飙: Informal a childish temper tantrum throw a (temper) tantrum to become very angry and unreasonable When you are a grown-up, you don't throw a tantrum if something offends you, you discuss it. Usage notes: usually the anger is expressed by shouting and crying. Epilepsy 癫痫病 ['ɛpi,lɛpsi] a common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures抽风. Some definitions of epilepsy require that seizures be recurrent and unprovoked,
but others require only a single seizure combined with brain
alterations which increase the chance of future seizures. In many cases a
cause cannot be identified, however factors that are associated include
brain trauma, strokes, brain cancer, and drug and alcohol misuse among
others.) on Friday's The Morning Show because the segment referenced her days at Summer Bay. The brekkie ( Abbreviation of breakfast. Couldn't be arsed to eat brekkie this morning. ) newsroom was still reeling from ( 惊异不已. 还没有缓过劲来. 还没有缓过神来. be shaken, be shocked, be stunned, be staggered, be taken aback, be in shock, be numb, be dazed, be dumbstruck. I'm still reeling from the shock of hearing it. ) the outburst 乱喷, 乱发脾气, 乱咬. yesterday, which witnesses described as "erratic" and "unbelievable", as the Aussie actress threatened to walk off the set if hosts Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies made mention of the character that made her a star, Angel Parrish. go nuclear: A woman shocked stranded passengers at a US airport over the weekend after going nuclear 发疯 when she learned her flight had been cancelled. hissy fits (A conniption fit is a sudden outburst of excitement or anger), spit one's dummy: Oh, really, Leonard? Are you going to have another one of your hissy fits 发癔症, 发疯? bonkers [bɒŋkərz] 抓狂, 发狂, 发疯了, 疯了 [British, informal, disapproval] If you say that someone is bonkers, you mean that they are silly or act in a crazy way. The man must be bonkers to take such a risk. I nearly went bonkers with frustration. push/tip somebody over the brink/edge 决堤, 撑不住, 憋不住, 撑不下去, 让...发疯
I. to make someone start doing crazy or extreme things. II. to make
someone feel so unhappy that they cannot deal with their life or a
situation any longer. To cause one to suffer a mental breakdown. Following on the heels of her recent divorce, the death of her father pushed Kate over the edge. Losing the business was what finally tipped him over the edge. III. To cause one to commit to doing something they had been considering or close to doing for a long time. I
tried to remain silent about my father's associations with the
extremist group, but the events over the weekend have pushed me over the
edge. aghast [əˈɡæst] (不能做定语) adj. shocked and upset. If you are aghast, you are filled with horror and surprise. She watched aghast as his life flowed away. His colleagues were aghast at the sackings. Tania stared at him aghast, unable to speak. loopy [ˈluːpi] adj. I. informal mad or silly. strange, unusual, or silly: He must have gone completely loopy to give up a job like that. "a loopy grin". II. having many loops. "a big, loopy signature". lunatic [ˈlunətɪk] I. someone who behaves in an extreme or dangerous way. Some lunatic was driving on the wrong side of the road. II. old-fashioned an offensive word for a person who has a mental illness. loon [luːn] informal an unintelligent person. a full loon. gronk (Australia, derogatory, informal) An unintelligent and callous person. A narrow-minded person stuck in the past with dinosaur views. Instead of mechanically dismantling the auto, he broke it apart with a sledge hammer. what a gronk! erratic [ɪˈrætɪk] 难捉摸的, 喜怒无常的
changing often or not following a regular pattern, so that it is
difficult to know what will happen next. Something that is erratic does
not follow a regular pattern, but happens at unexpected times or moves
along in an irregular way. Argentina's erratic inflation rate threatens to upset the plans. ...the family's erratic affairs. Police stopped him for driving erratically. He's a good player, but erratic. the recent erratic performance of the markets. fanatic [fəˈnætɪk] noun. I. 狂热分子. someone who has very strong religious or political beliefs that often make them behave in an unreasonable way. attacks by religious fanatics.
If you describe someone as a fanatic, you disapprove of them because
you consider their behaviour or opinions to be very extreme, for example
in the way they support particular religious or political ideas. I am not a religious fanatic but I am a Christian.
II. someone who likes a sport or activity very much. If you say that
someone is a fanatic, you mean that they are very enthusiastic about a
particular activity, sport, or way of life. Both Rod and Phil are football fanatics. a movie/football/crossword fanatic 狂热分子, 足球狂: Ask George, he's a movie fanatic. frantic [ˈfræntɪk] 发疯的, 气得发狂的 adj. done in a very urgent way. frantic 不顾一切的, 疯狂的 attempts to rescue people from the fire. a. so worried or upset that you are not able to control your feelings. By this time she'd been gone an hour and we were nearly frantic. Her parents are absolutely frantic with worry. adj. Fanatic means the same as fanatical. maniac [ˈmeɪniæk] I. informal someone who behaves in a stupid and dangerous way. Slow down! You're driving like a maniac 疯子, 精神病. A maniac is a mad person who is violent and dangerous. The cabin looked as if a maniac had been let loose there. ...a drug-crazed maniac. II. informal
someone who is considered strange because they have an extremely strong
enthusiasm for something. If you call someone, for example, a religious
maniac or a sports maniac, you are critical of them because they have
such a strong interest in religion or sport. My mum is turning into a religious maniac. ...football maniacs 足球疯子. a religious maniac 宗教疯子. III. someone who behaves in an extremely excited and confused way because they are mentally ill. a homicidal maniac. adj. 疯狂到失控的 If you describe someone's behaviour as maniac, you are emphasizing that it is extremely foolish and uncontrolled. A maniac driver sped 35 miles along the wrong side of a motorway at 110 mph. ...a maniac cyclist. sex maniac someone who always thinks about sex and tries to start sexual relationships with people. zealot [zelət]
someone who believes they are right to do whatever will help their
political or religious ideas to succeed, even if it is cruel or unfair.
If you describe someone as a zealot, you think that their views and
actions are very extreme, especially in following a particular political
or religious belief. He was forceful, but by no means a zealot. militant [mɪlɪtənt] adj. You use militant to describe people who believe in something very strongly and are active in trying to bring about political or social change, often in extreme ways that other people find unacceptable. Militant
mineworkers in the Ukraine have voted for a one-day stoppage next
month. ...one of the most active militant groups. The militants might
still find some new excuse to call a strike. ...the rise of trade union militancy. Their army is militantly nationalist. fiend [find] I. mainly literary a very evil person. II. informal someone who is extremely enthusiastic about something. He's a real fresh air fiend. vocabulary: A fiend is a person or monster who has evil plans in their mind. They may try to steal your soul, or perhaps just want to hurt your feelings. Either way, fiends never mean you well.
The Old English root word for fiend translates to "an enemy, the devil,
a demon": three cruel characters that would delight in causing you
harm. Watch out for fiends like them. A less wicked type of fiend is one who loves something so much that it's scary, like a sugar-addicted jelly bean fiend, or a snowboarding fiend. Fiend is a good example of the "I before e except after c" rule, so follow that and you'll always spell it right. evangelical [ˌivænˈdʒelɪk(ə)l] I.
relating to a form of Christianity in which church services are very
lively and people express their religious beliefs in an open and
enthusiastic way. evangelical preachers.
II. someone who is evangelical is very enthusiastic about something and
likes to tell other people how good it is. III. Evangelical Christians
emphasize the importance of the Bible and the need for personal belief
in Christ. ...an evangelical Christian. IV. If you describe someone's behaviour as evangelical, you mean that it is very enthusiastic. With almost evangelical fervour, Marks warns against deliberately seeking a tan. vocabulary: Evangelical is a word to describe anyone who is super enthusiastic about something. You might meet an evangelical Christian or an evangelical cheerleader, or even an evangelical Christian cheerleader.
Evangelical is an adjective originally used to describe a relationship
to a particular school of Protestantism. More generally, evangelical is
used to describe a strict belief in the Christian gospel and an emphasis on personal conversion to Christianity. Outside of church, the adjective evangelical can describe someone who is an extremely enthusiastic or zealous about a particular cause. An evangelical supporter of something will speak passionately and try very hard to get you to convert to their cause. fervor = fervour [ˈfɜrvər] very strong feeling, enthusiasm, or belief. Fervour for something is a very strong feeling for or belief in it. They were concerned only with their own religious fervour. religious/nationalistic/revolutionary fervor.
