an instrument used for measuring the temperature of the air, a person’s body, etc. 温度计;寒暑表;体温计 a thermometer reading 温度计读数
Extra ExamplesTopics Medicinec1the reading on the thermometer 温度计上的读数 He stuck a thermometer in her mouth. 他把一支体温计放入她口中。 If the thermometer reads 98.6°F, then you don't have a fever. 如果体温计读数是 98.6 华氏度,那么你就没有发烧。 Check that the roast is cooked right through, using a meat thermometer. 用烤肉温度计检查一下肉烤透了没有。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- clinical
- digital
- …
- insert
- place in
- stick in
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- measure something
- read something
- reading
- on a/the thermometer
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French thermomètre or modern Latin thermometrum, from thermo- ‘of heat’ + -metrum ‘measure’.