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thermometer

noun
🔊/θəˈmɒmɪtə(r)/
🔊/θərˈmɑːmɪtər/
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  1. an instrument used for measuring the temperature of the air, a person’s body, etc.温度计；寒暑表；体温计
    • a thermometer reading温度计读数
    Extra Examples
    • the reading on the thermometer温度计上的读数
    • He stuck a thermometer in her mouth.他把一支体温计放入她口中。
    • If the thermometer reads 98.6°F, then you don't have a fever.如果体温计读数是 98.6 华氏度，那么你就没有发烧。
    • Check that the roast is cooked right through, using a meat thermometer.用烤肉温度计检查一下肉烤透了没有。
    Topics Medicinec1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • accurate
    • clinical
    • digital
    • …
    verb + thermometer
    • insert
    • place in
    • stick in
    • …
    thermometer + verb
    • measure something
    • read something
    thermometer + noun
    • reading
    preposition
    • on a/​the thermometer
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French thermomètre or modern Latin thermometrum, from thermo- ‘of heat’ + -metrum ‘measure’.