third-degree

• 1. 

  ADJ Third-degree burns are very severe, destroying tissue under the skin. (烧伤)三度的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  He suffered third-degree burns over 98 percent of his body.

  他身上三度烧伤的面积达98%。

• 2. 

  N-SING If you say that someone has been given the third degree, you mean that they have been questioned extremely severely, sometimes with physical violence. (甚至包括身体暴力的)极严厉的责问; 狠狠的批评 [非正式] [usu 'the' N]

  例：

  I'm not going to give you the third degree or anything.

  我不会狠批你一顿或对你怎样。