English Dictionary

gold fever

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 比喩的用法

A feverish obsession with seeking gold ore. / (figuratively) An excessive craving for profit.

日本語の意味

金鉱を求める熱狂的な執着 / （比喩的に）莫大な利益への過剰な欲求

After hearing tales of buried riches, the town was gripped by gold fever as prospectors flooded the hills.

埋蔵された富の話を聞いて、町は金鉱探しの熱狂に包まれ、探鉱者たちが丘を埋め尽くした。

意味（1）

A feverish obsession with seeking gold ore.

It appears that a compositor had been engaged for the Northern Territory Times, and for a considerable time the editor seems to have led a comparatively unruffled existence; till in an evil hour the compositor was smitten with gold fever, and struck work.

意味（2）

(figuratively) An excessive craving for profit.

gold fevers （ plural ）