temperature

柯林斯詞典

1. N-VAR The temperature of something is a measure of how hot or cold it is. 溫度
Winter closes in and the temperature drops below freezing. 冬天來臨，氣溫降至冰點(diǎn)以下。
2. N-UNCOUNT Your temperature is the temperature of your body. A normal temperature is about 98.6° Fahrenheit. 體溫
His temperature continued to rise and the cough worsened until Tania finally persuaded him to see a doctor. 他的體溫持續(xù)升高且咳嗽加重，直到塔妮婭最終說服了他去看醫(yī)生。
3. N-COUNT You can use temperature to talk about the feelings and emotions that people have in particular situations. (特定場(chǎng)合的) 氛圍
There's also been a noticeable rise in the political temperature. 政治氣氛也明顯升溫。
4. PHRASE If you are running a temperature or if you have a temperature, your temperature is higher than it should be. 發(fā)燒
He began to run an extremely high temperature. 他開始發(fā)嚴(yán)重高燒。
5. →see also fever
6. PHRASE If you take someone's temperature you use an instrument called a thermometer to measure the temperature of their body in order to see if they are ill. 量某人的體溫
He will probably take your child's temperature too. 他可能也會(huì)量你孩子的體溫。