Definition

1. Noun:

   • Fever: A medical condition where the body's temperature is higher than normal, often a sign of illness.
   • Temperature (colloquial): Used to refer to a state of having a fever, e.g., "to have a temperature."
   • Frenzy / Craze: A state of intense excitement or enthusiasm about something, similar to a metaphorical fever.

2. Adjective:

   • Steaming hot / Piping hot: Describes food (like rice or soup) that is freshly cooked and still very hot.
   • Urgent / Pressing: Describes a matter that requires immediate attention or action.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Em bé bị sốt. (The baby has a fever.)
  • Cơn sốt vàng đã thu hút nhiều người. (The gold rush attracted many people.)
• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy thích ăn cơm sốt. (He likes to eat steaming hot rice.)
  • Đây là công việc rất sốt. (This is a very urgent task.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sốt sắng": Eager, enthusiastic, zealous.
  • Cô ấy làm việc rất sốt sắng. (She works very zealously.)
• "Sốt ruột": Impatient, anxious, restless (literally "hot-bellied").
  • Chờ đợi lâu khiến tôi sốt ruột. (The long wait makes me impatient.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sốt rét (n): Malaria (a specific febrile illness).
  • Vùng này có nhiều người mắc sốt rét. (Many people in this area have malaria.)
• Sốt xuất huyết (n): Dengue fever.
  • Mùa mưa là thời điểm bùng phát sốt xuất huyết. (The rainy season is when dengue fever outbreaks occur.)
• Hạ sốt (v): To reduce a fever.
  • Thuốc này dùng để hạ sốt. (This medicine is used to reduce fever.)

Synonyms

• Fever: febrile state, pyrexia (medical).
• Hot: scalding, boiling (for food/liquids).
• Urgent: critical, imperative.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Chẳng/không có gì sốt: To have nothing at all; used for complete negation.
  • Trong túi chẳng có gì sốt. (There's absolutely nothing in the pocket.)
• Sốt vó: Extremely frightened or panicked (literally "hot-hoofed").
  • Nghe tin, anh ta sốt vó lên. (Upon hearing the news, he panicked.)

noun

1. fever, temperature

adj

1. steaming hot