temperature
noun /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/
/ˈtemprətʃər/, /ˈtemprətʃʊr/
[countable, uncountable] (abbreviation temp)
Idioms - the measurement in degrees of how hot or cold a thing or place is
温度；气温 - high/low temperatures
高温；低温 - cold/warm temperatures
寒冷/温暖的温度 - a drop/rise in temperature
温度的下降/上升 - The temperature has risen (by) five degrees.
温度升高了五度。 - Some places have had temperatures in the 40s (= over 40° centigrade).
有些地方气温曾经超过 40 摄氏度。 - at a temperature Chemical reactions take place more slowly at low temperatures.
化学反应在低温下发生得更慢。 - the water/air/surface temperature
水/空气/表面温度 - Heat the oven to a temperature of 200°C (= degrees centigrade).
使烤箱的温度升至 200 摄氏度。 - The climate is generally mild, and freezing temperatures are almost unknown.
气候一般温和，冰点温度几乎未知。
Topics Weathera2- Overnight the temperature fell as low as -30°C.
一夜之间温度下降至零下30 摄氏度。 - Temperatures below freezing are common here.
低于冰点的温度在这里很常见。 - The fish prefer a temperature of 24–27°C.
这种鱼适宜生活在 24 至 27 摄氏度之间。 - The desert is a place of temperature extremes.
沙漠是一个温度极端的地方。 - The increase in the mean global temperature will be about 0.3°C per decade.
全球平均气温的上升大约是每 10 年 0.3 摄氏度。 - These instruments can withstand temperatures of 180°C.
这些仪器能承受 180 摄氏度的温度。 - This plant grows well in temperatures above 55°F.
这种植物在 55 华氏度以上生长良好。 - Water temperatures ranged from 12 to 15°C.
水温介于 12 至 15 摄氏度之间。 - Yesterday the town reached its highest ever February temperature.
昨天该镇气温达到了有史以来 2 月份的最高值。 - the boiling temperature of the solvent
这种溶剂的沸腾温度 - the surface temperature of our planet
我们这个星球的表面温度
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- hot
- warm
- …
- have
- heat something to
- increase
- …
- go up
- increase
- rise
- …
- conditions
- change
- difference
- …
- at… temperature
- in a temperature
- temperature above
- …
- a change in temperature
- a variation in temperature
- a range of temperature
- …
- high/low temperatures
- the measurement of how hot somebody’s body is
体温 - to take somebody’s temperature (= measure the temperature of somebody’s body using a special instrument)
量体温 - (British English) Does he have a temperature (= is it higher than normal, because of illness)?
他发烧吗？ - He's in bed with a temperature of 40°.
他卧病在床，高烧 40 摄氏度。 - When your body temperature rises, your body tries to compensate.
当你的体温升高时，你的身体会试图进行补偿。 - She's running a temperature (= it is higher than normal).
她在发烧。 - They used ice packs to bring down her temperature.
他们用冰袋给她退烧。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- slight
- have
- run
- take
- …
- go up
- rise
- come down
- …
- temperature of
- to take somebody’s temperature (= measure the temperature of somebody’s body using a special instrument)
词源late Middle English: from French température or Latin temperatura, from temperare ‘restrain’. The 词源ally denoted the state of being tempered or mixed, later becoming synonymous with temperament. The modern sense dates from the late 17th cent.
Idioms
raise/lower the temperature
- to increase/decrease the amount of excitement, emotion, etc. in a situation
升／降温；增加／减少热烈程度等 - His angry refusal to agree raised the temperature of the meeting.
他愤然拒不同意，使得会议的气氛紧张起来。 - The government tried to lower the political temperature by agreeing to some of the demands.
政府试图通过答应部份要求以使紧张的政治气候降温。
- His angry refusal to agree raised the temperature of the meeting.