temperature/ˋtɛmprətʃɚ; ˈtemprətʃə or ˈtemprItʃə/n 1 [C,U] how hot or cold something is 温度: +of Check the temperature of the water. 看一下水的温度。a temperature of 100°C 100 摄氏度2 sb's temperature the temperature of your body, used as a sign of whether you are ill 某人的体温: The nurse took my temperature . 护士给我量了体温。3 have a temperature to be hot because you are ill〔因病〕发烧: Susie has a temperature and has gone to bed. 苏西在发烧﹐上床睡觉了。