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单词 third degree
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈthird ˈdegree, n. [countable* usually singular]
  1. thorough questioning and harsh treatment, esp. from the police to get a confession:The cops gave him the third degree until he told them who had shot the policewoman.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
third′ degree′, 
    1. intensive questioning or rough treatment, esp. by the police, in order to get information or a confession.
    2. the degree of master mason in Freemasonry.
    • 1860–65

third-de•gree  (thûrd′di grē′),USA pronunciation v., -greed, -gree•ing, adj. 
v.t. 
  1. to subject to the third degree.

adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to the third degree.
  • 1895–1900, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
third degree n
  1. informal torture or bullying, esp used to extort confessions or information
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