释义 |
third-degreeˈthird-degree adjective [always before noun]  - He was suffering from third-degree ennui, and that was all there was to it.
- Is it possible to get third-degree burns from a novelty cracker?
- She incurred shrapnel wounds as well as third-degree burns.
- She was hospitalized in a critical condition after suffering third-degree burns, and died 21 days later.
► third-degree burn- Is it possible to get third-degree burns from a novelty cracker?
- She incurred shrapnel wounds as well as third-degree burns.
- She was hospitalized in a critical condition after suffering third-degree burns, and died 21 days later.
► third-degree murder/burglary/assault etc- Butch finally pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and was sentenced to 10 to 20 years.
1third-degree burn [usually plural] the most serious kind of burn, that goes right through your skin2third-degree murder/burglary/assault etc American English murder etc that is considered by a court to be the least serious of three different kinds |