temperature /ˈtɛmprɪtʃə/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-VAR The temperature of something is a measure of how hot or cold it is. 温度

  例：

  Winter closes in and the temperature drops below freezing.

  冬天来临，气温降至冰点以下。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT Your temperature is the temperature of your body. A normal temperature is about 98.6° Fahrenheit. 体温

  例：

  His temperature continued to rise and the cough worsened until Tania finally persuaded him to see a doctor.

  他的体温持续升高且咳嗽加重，直到塔妮娅最终说服了他去看医生。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT You can use temperature to talk about the feelings and emotions that people have in particular situations. (特定场合的) 氛围

  例：

  There's also been a noticeable rise in the political temperature.

  政治气氛也明显升温。

• 4. 

  PHRASE If you are running a temperature or if you have a temperature, your temperature is higher than it should be. 发烧

  例：

  He began to run an extremely high temperature.

  他开始发严重高烧。

• 5. 

  → see also fever

• 6. 

  PHRASE If you take someone's temperature you use an instrument called a thermometer to measure the temperature of their body in order to see if they are ill. 量某人的体温

  例：

  He will probably take your child's temperature too.

  他可能也会量你孩子的体温。