thermometer

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thermometer — noun

  • thermometersingular
  • thermometersplural

1. a device that tells you how hot or cold a person, room, liquid, or other thing i

1.名詞B1
釋義

a device that tells you how hot or cold a person, room, liquid, or other thing is

例句

Sana shook the thermometer, then placed it under her son's tongue.

pattern: shake / place a thermometer under the tongue

Wei clipped a thermometer to the fish tank to watch the water temperature.

collocation: clip a thermometer to a tank

同義詞
  • temperature gauge

    broader term, often for a built-in meter on a machine or vehicle rather than a simple handheld tool

  • clinical thermometer

    narrower term for the type used to measure body temperature

  • temp sensor

    more technical; often the hidden detecting part inside equipment, not the device a person reads directly

文法句型

read / check / use a thermometer

the thermometer shows / reads + number

put a thermometer under the tongue

用法筆記

Usually a countable noun. It can mean a medical tool for body heat or a device attached to a wall, tank, or oven. Common verbs are "read", "check", and "use", and the reading is often stated with a number after "shows" or "reads".

常見錯誤

❌Turn up the thermometer if you're cold.
✅Turn up the heater' or 'turn up the thermostat.
💡A thermometer measures temperature; it does not control it.
❌The nurse looked the thermometer.
✅The nurse looked at the thermometer.
💡Use 'look at' when checking the reading on the instrument.