thermostat
/ˈθɜːməstæt/ (bre, ipa) · [θˈɚməstˌæt] /ˈθɜːrməstæt/ (ame, ipa) · [θˈɚməstˌæt] /ˈthər-mə-ˌstat How to pronounce thermostat (audio)/ (ame, mw)
thermostat — 名詞
- thermostatsingular
- thermostatsplural
1. a device that turns heating or cooling on and off so a room, machine, or system
恆溫器
自動控制溫度的裝置
a device that turns heating or cooling on and off so a room, machine, or system stays at the temperature chosen
Liam turned the thermostat down before leaving for the weekend.
Liam 週末外出前把恆溫器調低了。
turn the thermostat down
The thermostat switched the heat off when the kitchen got warm enough.
廚房夠暖時，恆溫器就把暖氣關掉了。
thermostat + switch the heat off
Noor replaced the old thermostat after the bedroom stayed cold all night.
臥室整晚都很冷後，Noor 換掉了舊恆溫器。
A smart thermostat can lower the temperature while the family is away.
家人外出時，智慧恆溫器可以把溫度調低。
The wall thermostat blinked when the building lost power in the storm.
大樓在暴風雨中停電時，牆上的恆溫器閃了一下。
- temperature controller
broader and more technical; often used for industrial equipment rather than a home wall unit
- regulator
more general; can control many things besides temperature
文法句型
set the thermostat to + temperature
turn the thermostat up/down
用法筆記
People often mention the new setting with to, as in set the thermostat to twenty degrees. Distinguish this from thermometer, which only shows the temperature and does not control it.
常見錯誤
thermostat — 動詞
- thermostatpresent simple I / you / we / they
- thermostats3rd person singular
- thermostating-ing form
- thermostatedpast simple
1. to fit a room, tank, machine, or system with a thermostat, or to keep its temper
控溫
裝上恆溫器，或用它穩定溫度
to fit a room, tank, machine, or system with a thermostat, or to keep its temperature steady by using one
The greenhouse was thermostatted to stay above ten degrees overnight.
那座溫室靠恆溫控制，夜裡都維持在十度以上。
passive technical use: be thermostatted to + temperature goal
The lab chamber was thermostatted to keep the samples at room temperature.
那個實驗室箱體經過恆溫控制，好讓樣本維持室溫。
be thermostatted to keep + object + at + temperature
The technician thermostatted the drying room before storing the paint.
技術員先給乾燥室裝上恆溫器，才把油漆存放進去。
The fish tank was thermostatted to protect the young turtles.
魚缸靠恆溫控制，以保護那些小海龜。
- regulate
broader; it does not say that a thermostat is the device doing the control
- temperature-control
technical paraphrase rather than a normal everyday verb
文法句型
thermostat + [room/tank/chamber]
[room/tank/chamber] + be thermostatted + at/to + [temperature]
用法筆記
This verb is mainly seen in technical or scientific writing, often in the passive. In everyday English, people usually say install a thermostat or set the thermostat instead.