be running a fever

Related to word: run

Idiom

Definition

  1. To have a body temperature that is higher than normal due to illness.

    发烧,发热

    • He didn't come to work this morning because he was running a fever.

      他今天早上没来上班,因为他在发烧。

    • I think I might be running a fever; I need to take my temperature.

      我想我可能发烧了;我需要量体温。

    • The child seemed lethargic and was running a fever.

      孩子看起来很没精神,而且正在发烧。