temperatures

IPA/ˈtem.prə.tʃər/
KK[tˈɛmprətʃɚz]IPA/ˈtem.pɚ.ə.tʃɚ/

temperatures — 名詞

  • temperaturessingular
  • temperaturesesplural

1. how hot or cold something is, measured with a thermometer and usually shown in d

1.名詞A2
釋義

溫度

物體或環境的冷熱程度

how hot or cold something is, measured with a thermometer and usually shown in degrees.

例句

The weather forecast said temperatures would reach 40 degrees in Madrid this weekend.

天氣預報說本週末馬德里的氣溫會達到攝氏四十度。

plural: temperatures + location + value

Mira checked the temperature of the oven before putting the bread in to bake.

Mira 在把麵包放進烤箱前，先確認了烤箱的溫度。

countable: the temperature of [object]

同義詞
  • heat

    refers to the energy itself rather than the measured level

  • reading

    specifically the number shown on a thermometer

  • warmth

    a pleasant, moderate level of heat, not scientifically precise

反義詞
  • cold

    the absence or low level of heat

  • coolness

    a moderately low temperature, less scientific than 'temperature'

文法句型

[countable] temperatures in/at [place]

[uncountable] the temperature of/of [something]

take/record/check someone's temperature

用法筆記

Can be countable ('a temperature of 100°C') when referring to a specific measurement, or uncountable ('Temperature affects plant growth') when speaking generally about the concept.

常見錯誤

❌The temperature is very hot today.
✅The temperature is very high today.
💡'temperature' itself is a measure; describe it as high/low, not hot/cold.
❌It has a high temperature of the room.
✅The room has a high temperature.
💡use possessive structure, not 'of'.

2. a condition in which a person's body is hotter than the normal level of about 37

2.名詞A2
釋義

發燒；體溫高

因生病導致體溫異常升高

a condition in which a person's body is hotter than the normal level of about 37 degrees Celsius, usually because of an illness or infection.

例句

Elena had a high temperature and stayed home from school for two days.

Elena 發高燒，在家休息了兩天沒上學。

collocation: have a high temperature

If your baby's temperature rises above 39 degrees, you should call the doctor right away.

如果你的寶寶體溫超過三十九度，你應該立刻打電話給醫生。

同義詞
  • fever

    more direct medical term; 'temperature' is the everyday word, 'fever' is slightly more formal or clinical

  • high temperature

    a slightly more explicit version of the same meaning

文法句型

have/run a temperature

have a high temperature

temperature + verb (rises, goes up, comes down)

用法筆記

When temperature is used in this fever sense, speakers normally say 'a temperature' (with the indefinite article) rather than 'the temperature'. 'Run a temperature' and 'have a temperature' are the most common verb collocations.

常見錯誤

❌I have temperature.
✅I have a temperature.
💡the indefinite article is required in this sense.
❌She caught a temperature from her sister.
✅She caught a fever / an infection from her sister.
💡'temperature' in the fever sense is a symptom, not a disease you catch.

3. how strongly people feel anger, disagreement, or excitement in a situation where

3.名詞B2
釋義

緊張局勢

情緒或衝突升溫的狀態

how strongly people feel anger, disagreement, or excitement in a situation where conflict or a big change might happen.

例句

Political temperatures have been rising since the election results were announced.

自從選舉結果公布以來，政治緊張局勢持續升溫。

collocation: political + temperatures rise

Hao tried to lower the temperature of the argument by making a joke.

Hao 試圖說個笑話來緩和爭論的緊張氣氛。

collocation: lower the temperature (of an argument)

同義詞
  • tension

    direct synonym, but 'tension' is a state while 'temperature' suggests that the state is changing

  • hostility

    stronger and more confrontational than 'temperature'

  • pressure

    implies urgency and stress rather than anger specifically

文法句型

temperatures rise / run high

lower the temperature

political / racial / social temperatures

用法筆記

This metaphorical sense is almost always used with verbs of change: 'rise', 'run high', 'lower'. It does NOT combine with precise numbers (do not say 'the temperature reached 85 in the room' when describing tension).

常見錯誤

❌The temperature in the meeting reached 85.
✅Temperatures ran high in the meeting.
💡the metaphorical sense does not take numerical values.
❌The temperature of the discussion is very high.
✅Temperatures are running high in the discussion.
💡use 'run high' as a fixed expression for this sense.