yellow fever

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus (Yellow fever virus) and spread by certain mosquitoes, characterised by jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination. uncountable
    — The town up the road was overcome by yellow fever, he said. All travelers warned away.
  2. An attraction to ethnically East Asian men or women, expressed by non-East Asian (especially white European male or white American) people. figuratively,slang,uncountable
    — Your girl want me, we both know / Cause she got yellow fever
  3. A lust for gold; an obsession with seeking gold ore. dated,figuratively,uncountable
    — He's got the yellow fever; Once get the sight of gold and you are poisoned.

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衍生词
yellow-fever mosquito
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