1. C U 温度，气温　 the degree of heat or coldness of a place, object, etc.
2. S 高烧，发烧，发热　 a bodily temperature higher than correct one; a fever

　have a ～　发烧
　keep a ～　保持温度
　lower the ～　降低温度
　measure the ～　测量温度
　raise the ～　升高温度
　record a ～　记录温度
　run a ～　发烧
　take the ～　量温度
　absolute ～　绝对温度
　average ～　平均温度
　certain ～　某一温度
　constant ～　恒温
　different ～　不相同的温度
　high ～　高温
　low ～　低温
　normal ～　正常温度
　ordinary ～　常温
　slight ～　略微发烧
　usual ～　通常的气温
　body ～　体温
　room ～　室温
　at a ～　在某一温度
　ranges of ～　温度范围
　to a ～　到某一温度
　～ of water　水温

　The temperature is up 10 degrees today.　今日气温上升了10度。
　The normal temperature of the human body is 37℃.　人的正常体温是摄氏37度。
　Do you know the optimum temperature for the growth of plants?　你知道植物生长的最佳温度吗?
　A cool breeze caused a precipitate drop in the temperature.　冷风使温度急降。
　There had been a sharp rise in the patient's temperature during the night.　夜间病人的体温曾急剧上升。
　The food must be kept at a low temperature.　食品一定要在低温下保存。
　Different solids melt at different temperatures.　不同的固体在不同的温度下熔化。
　The cooker has several temperature settings.　这个电饭煲有几个温度定位档。
　The child has a temperature, send for a doctor.　孩子发烧了，找个医生来。
　If you have got a running temperature you should stay in bed.　你要是发烧，就该卧床休息。

 ♣ take sb's temperature
　量体温　measure the heat of sb's body
　Let me take your temperature.　我来给你量体温。
　The nurse took the patient's temperature.　护士给病人量了体温。
　We called a doctor over, who took his temperature.　我们请来医生，给他量了体温。
　Then he took my temperature and my pulse.　然后他量了量我的体温和脉搏。

1. 昨天很热。
　［误］ The temperature was very hot yesterday.
　［正］ The temperature was very high yesterday.
　热带地区的温度是很高的。
　［误］ The temperature in the tropics is very hot.
　［正］ The temperature in the tropics is very high.
　［析］ temperature指冷热的程度，不能用hot来描述，应该用high或low.
2. 她发烧了，感觉不舒服。
　［误］ She had the temperature and wasn't feeling well.
　［正］ She had a temperature and wasn't feeling well.
　［析］ “发烧”可以说 have〔run〕 a temperature，不定冠词 a不可以改成定冠词 the.
3. 护士给他量了体温。
　［误］ The nurse felt his temperature.
　［正］ The nurse took his temperature.
　［析］ “（给…)量体温”可以说 take sb's temperature, take不可以用feel代替。

　［词源］　古英语temperatura<拉丁语temperatus（温度）