thermometer

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thermometer — 名詞

  • 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

溫度計

用來量人體、空氣或液體溫度的儀器

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.

Sana 先甩了甩體溫計，再把它放到兒子舌下。

pattern: shake / place a thermometer under the tongue

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

Wei 把溫度計夾在魚缸邊，好觀察水溫變化。

collocation: clip a thermometer to a tank

常見搭配
  • digital thermometer
  • oven thermometer
  • outdoor thermometer
  • shake a thermometer
  • read the thermometer
  • check the thermometer
  • put a thermometer under the tongue
  • the thermometer shows 38 degrees
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.

同根字

  • thermometric
    形容詞C2
  • thermometry
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • digital thermometer
  • clinical thermometer
  • oven thermometer
  • thermometer reading

副詞搭配

  • carefully (read)
  • accurately (measure)

常用片語

  • read the thermometer
  • check with a thermometer
  • take someone's temperature
  • the thermometer shows 38 degrees

介系詞搭配

  • with (check something with a thermometer)
  • under (put a thermometer under the tongue)