柯林斯詞典thermometer /θ??m?m?t?/ (thermometers) 1. N-COUNT A thermometer is an instrument for measuring temperature. It usually consists of a narrow glass tube containing a thin column of a liquid which rises and falls as the temperature rises and falls. 溫度計 返回 thermometer劍橋詞典a device used for measuring temperature , especially of the air or in a person's body 溫度計；體溫計 返回 thermometer