temperature
US
UK temperature n: (hot or cold)
SC 温度 wēn dù
TC 溫度
TC 溫度
SC 气温 wēn dù ，qì wēn
TC 氣溫
TC 氣溫
Temperatures have been above average this month.
这个月气温一直都在均值以上。
temperature n: ([sb]: fever)
SC 发烧 fā shāo
SC 热度 fā shāo，rè dù
Michelle has a temperature and a sore throat; I think she'd better stay home from school today.
米歇尔发烧了，喉咙不适。我觉得她今天最好请假呆在家里，别去上学。
temperature n: figurative (mood, condition) (比喻)
SC 热烈程度，激烈情绪 rè liè chéng dù ，jī liè qíng xù
The temperature of the meeting was rising as people's patience began to run out.
absolute temperature n: thermodynamics (measured from absolute zero)
SC 绝对温度 jué duì wēn dù
TC 絕對溫度
TC 絕對溫度
ambient temperature n: (temperature of the air)
SC 大气温度 dà qì wēn dù
TC 大氣溫度
TC 大氣溫度
SC 环境温度 dà qì wēn dù，huán jìng wēn dù
SC 周围温度 dà qì wēn dù，zhōu wéi wēn dù
Welcome to Phoenix, where the ambient temperature averages 95 degrees during the summer.
basal body temperature n: (normal temperature of body at rest)
SC 基础体温
SC 根底体温
color temperature (US), colour temperature (UK) n: (optics)
SC 色温
high temperature n: (fever)
SC 发烧 fā shāo
The child's high temperature was of great concern to his mother.
high temperature n: (highest recorded temperature)
SC 最高记录温度
SC 高温
TC 高溫
TC 高溫
ignition temperature n: (minimum combustion temperature)
SC 燃点 rán diǎn
SC 着火点 rán diǎn，zháo huǒ diǎn
Wet wood will not burn because the moisture prevents it from reaching a high enough ignition temperature.
increase the temperature v expr: (turn the heat up)
SC 加热 jiā rè
TC 加熱
TC 加熱
SC 使…升温 jiā rè，shǐ shēng wēn
If you want the roast potatoes to cook properly you will need to increase the temperature in the oven. I'm cold, is there any way to increase the temperature in this room?
如果你想把烤土豆煮熟，那你需要提高烤箱的温度。
我很冷，是否有办法提高房间里的温度？
low-temperature, low temperature adj: (requiring or involving little heat)
SC 低温的 dī wēn de
reduce the temperature v expr: (make it cooler)
SC 降低温度 jiàng dī wēn dù
TC 降低溫度
TC 降低溫度
SC 降温 jiàng dī wēn dù，jiàng wēn
TC 降溫
TC 降溫
Doctors will always try to reduce the temperature of patients with fever.
room temperature n: informal (indoor temperature comfortable to humans)
SC 室温 shì wēn
For me the most comfortable room temperature's about 20°C.
room temperature n: informal (food: temperature of surroundings)
SC 常温
TC 常溫
TC 常溫
It's dangerous to leave uncooked meat at room temperature.
temperature control n: (thermostat: device that regulates heat)
SC 恒温器 héng wēn qì
SC 调温器 héng wēn qì，tiáo wēn qì
It's way too hot in here - the temperature control must be faulty.
temperature drop n: (decrease in heat or warmth)
SC 温度下降