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read a thermometer
read 在这里意为“查看（读数）”，需与“阅读”区分。
She read the thermometer and told me the temperature.
她看了看温度计，把温度告诉了我。
温度计；体温计
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
温度计；体温计
an instrument for measuring temperature
She read the thermometer and told me the temperature.
她看了看温度计，把温度告诉了我。
体温计特指测量人体温度的温度计
测量温度的仪器。
An apparatus used to measure temperature.
温度计；体温计
measuring instrument for measuring temperature
The thermometer outside my window showed 30 degrees, so I left my jacket at home.
我窗外的温度计显示30度，所以我把夹克留在家里了。
Use a thermometer to check the internal temperature of the roast before serving.
上桌前用温度计检查烤肉的内部温度。
Many parents keep thermometers in the house to check their children's temperature.
许多家长在家里备有体温计，给孩子量体温。
read 在这里意为“查看（读数）”，需与“阅读”区分。
She read the thermometer and told me the temperature.
她看了看温度计，把温度告诉了我。
描述温度计读数时，常用 show 或 read 等动词。
The thermometer shows 39 degrees Celsius.
温度计显示摄氏39度。
take one's temperature 是“量体温”的固定搭配。
The doctor took my temperature with a thermometer.
医生用温度计给我量了体温。
measure 说明功能，show 则强调读数显示。
A thermometer measures temperature.
温度计用来测量温度。
Not this
I need thermometer to measure the temperature.
Use this
I need a thermometer to measure the temperature.
thermometer 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加限定词（如 a, the, this）。中文没有冠词概念，所以学习者容易漏掉 a。加 a 后句子才符合英语语法。
Not this
The nurse measured my temperature by a thermometer.
Use this
The nurse measured my temperature with a thermometer.
表示使用某个工具时，介词用 with，不用 by。by 通常用于表示手段或方式（如 by bus），但具体工具要用 with，所以这里用 with a thermometer 才自然。
Not this
Use a thermometer to test your temperature.
Use this
Use a thermometer to take your temperature.
表示“量体温”的固定搭配是 take one's temperature，也可说 measure one's temperature。动词 test 通常用于测试性能、检查，不用于量体温，所以改为 take 更自然。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
数字温度计
The nurse used a digital thermometer to check my temperature.
护士用数字温度计给我量了体温。
水银温度计
Mercury thermometers are being replaced by safer digital ones.
水银温度计正被更安全的数字温度计取代。
读取温度计
Please read the thermometer carefully and write down the temperature.
请仔细读取温度计，并把温度记下来。
温度计读数
The thermometer reading showed 38 degrees Celsius.
温度计读数显示38摄氏度。
医用温度计
A clinical thermometer is used to measure body temperature.
医用温度计用于测量体温。
用温度计量体温
The doctor took my temperature with a thermometer.
医生用温度计给我量了体温。
温度计在上升，傍晚在转凉。
From the song 'The Things We Do for Love' by the band 10cc; the singer uses the weather to describe a shift in mood.
出自 10cc 乐队的歌曲《The Things We Do for Love》，歌者借天气变化来描写心境转变。
Use thermometer naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：把thermo想成‘热’，meter想成‘测量’，温度计就是测热的仪表。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、医疗场景、家庭使用 该词是日常通用词，口语和书面语中都常用；在不同语境下通常指测量温度的仪器，无需专门调整措辞。
真正押韵的是 barometer、speedometer、kilometer（美式常读 /kɪˈlɑːmətər/）、odometer：重读元音同为 /ɑ/，后面都为 /mətər/。拼写相似的 meter /ˈmiːtər/ 完全不押韵；kilometer 若读作 /ˈkɪləˌmiːtər/ 也不押韵。
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