temperature
noun
uk/ˈtem.prə.tʃər/us/ˈtem.pɚ.ə.tʃɚ/temperaturenoun(HEAT LEVEL)
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themeasuredamountofheatin aplaceor in thebody:
温度;体温Preheat theovento a temperature of 200degreesCelsius.把炉子预热到200摄氏度。
Temperatures haverisenover the past fewdays(= theweatherhasbecomewarmer).最近几天气温突然上升了。
Thedoctorexaminedhim andtookhis temperature(=measuredit).医生给他做了检查,并量了他的体温。
run/have a temperature
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to have ahigherbodytemperature thannormaland to beill
发烧- The temperature todayreached25°C.
- Yoursweaterwillshrinkif youwashit at too high a temperature.
- Itseemstheseantscantoleratetemperatures which wouldkillotherspecies.
- Thefridgekeepsfoodat aconstanttemperature.
- Shall I give you the temperature inCelsiusor inFahrenheit?
Measurements of temperature
- absolute zero
- boiling point
- C, c
- Celsius
- centigrade
- dewpoint
- eighties
- F, f
- fifties
- forties
- heat map
- K, k
- melting point
- sixties
- slow
- sub-zero
- teens
- thermo-
- twenties
- zero
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temperaturenoun(OF A SITUATION)
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If you say that the temperature in aparticularsituationisrising, youmeanthat it islikelytobecomeviolentbecausepeoplehavebecomeangry:
紧张程度,激烈程度The temperature of thediscussionstartedtoriseas eachsideaddeditsownarguments.由于讨论双方各执一词,气氛开始变得紧张起来。
Increasing and intensifying
- -ify
- accretion
- accumulate
- accumulative
- add fuel to the fireidiom
- additive
- blaze
- crank
- explosive
- heighten
- hot up
- increase
- increment
- mushroom
- re-escalation
- redouble
- resurge
- rocket
- saturation
- stake
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