thermometer
US /θɚˈmɑː.mə.t̬ɚ/
UK /θəˈmɒm.ɪ.tər/
名词
温度计, 体温计
an instrument for measuring and indicating temperature, typically one consisting of a narrow, hermetically sealed glass tube marked with graduations and having a bulb at one end containing mercury or alcohol which expands or contracts with temperature changes.
示例:
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The nurse used a thermometer to check the patient's temperature.
护士用体温计测量病人的体温。
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The outdoor thermometer showed it was 25 degrees Celsius.
室外温度计显示气温为25摄氏度。