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单词 first-degree
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Definition of first-degree in English:

first-degree

adjectiveˌfəːstdɪˈɡriːˈˌfərst dəˈˌɡri
  • 1Medicine
    attributive Denoting burns that affect only the surface of the skin and cause reddening.

    〔医〕(烧伤)最轻度的,(第)一度的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Second- and third-degree burns both require professional medical attention, as do first-degree burns if they occur over a large part of the body.
    • Scarring from first-degree burns and light second-degree burns may disappear within a few months.
    • Thin or superficial burns (also called first-degree burns) are red and painful.
    • The corpsman said that a small third-degree burn might be difficult to recognize if it is located in an area of second- or even first-degree burn skin damage.
    • More than once he has ended up with first-degree burns.
  • 2North American Law
    attributive Denoting the most serious category of a crime, especially murder.

    〔律〕〈主北美〉(罪行,尤指谋杀罪)一级的,一等的,最严重的

    he was convicted of first-degree murder
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I decided to present this case through a Broward County grand jury and they indicted him for first-degree murder as an adult.
    • Pennsylvania was the first U.S. state to abolish capital punishment for all crimes except first-degree murder.
    • Let's face it, everybody understands premeditated, first-degree murder.
    • Now he awaits trial for first-degree murder, attempted murder, and aggravated battery.
    • He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death.

Definition of first-degree in US English:

first-degree

adjectiveˈˌfərst dəˈˌɡri
  • 1Medicine
    Denoting burns that affect only the surface of the skin and cause reddening.

    〔医〕(烧伤)最轻度的,(第)一度的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The corpsman said that a small third-degree burn might be difficult to recognize if it is located in an area of second- or even first-degree burn skin damage.
    • Second- and third-degree burns both require professional medical attention, as do first-degree burns if they occur over a large part of the body.
    • Scarring from first-degree burns and light second-degree burns may disappear within a few months.
    • Thin or superficial burns (also called first-degree burns) are red and painful.
    • More than once he has ended up with first-degree burns.
  • 2North American Law
    Denoting the most serious category of a crime, especially murder.

    〔律〕〈主北美〉(罪行,尤指谋杀罪)一级的,一等的,最严重的

    he was convicted of first-degree murder
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death.
    • Pennsylvania was the first U.S. state to abolish capital punishment for all crimes except first-degree murder.
    • I decided to present this case through a Broward County grand jury and they indicted him for first-degree murder as an adult.
    • Let's face it, everybody understands premeditated, first-degree murder.
    • Now he awaits trial for first-degree murder, attempted murder, and aggravated battery.
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