Recent Examples on the WebSeparate raw meat, poultry, and seafood from other foods. Use a thermometer to make sure your food is cooked at a safe temperature. Maggie O'neill, SELF, 18 Aug. 2022 Heat oil in large cast iron pot to 350F. Use a thermometer to monitor the temperature and ensure the oil doesn't get too hot. Grateful, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 Owners can then use a traditional thermometer to measure their temperature. Chris Smith, BGR, 4 July 2022 The 33-ounce stainless steel kettle also has a large analog thermometer for targeting a precise brew temperature.Outside Online, 23 June 2022 Use a thermometer to keep the temperature in check. Annaliese Griffin, Fortune, 11 June 2022 Ideally, all Alaska gardeners really should have a soil thermometer to test soil temperatures. Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 19 May 2022 Make sure that your freezer and refrigerator have a thermometer. Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2021 How to know when your meat is done cooking When cooking beef, poultry and pork, always have an instant-read thermometer on hand. Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
French thermomètre, from Greek thermē heat + French -o- + -mètre -meter — more at therm
ADJECTIVE | VERB + THERMOMETER | THERMOMETER + VERB | THERMOMETER + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤accurate精確的溫度計▸➤clinical體溫計▸➤digital, mercury數字/水銀溫度計▸➤ear, oral, rectal耳式/口腔/直腸體溫計▸➤candy, sugar (BrE) 糖果/糖漿溫度計➤meat烤肉溫度計◇Check that the roast is cooked right through, using a meat thermometer.用烤肉溫度計檢查一下肉烤透了沒有。➤oven烤箱溫度計VERB + THERMOMETER➤insert, place in, stick in (informal) 插入溫度計;放入溫度計◇He stuck a thermometer in her mouth.他把一支體溫計放入她口中。➤read看溫度計讀數THERMOMETER + VERB➤measure sth, read sth溫度計測量⋯/讀數是⋯◇If the thermometer reads 98.6°F, then you don't have a fever.如果體溫計讀數是 98.6 華氏度,那麼你就沒有發燒。THERMOMETER + NOUN➤reading溫度計讀數PREPOSITION➤on a/the thermometer在溫度計上◇the reading on the thermometer溫度計上的讀數