give somebody the third degreeinformalASK A QUESTION to ask someone a lot of questions in order to get information from them 〔为获得信息而〕严加盘问某人
I got home after midnight and Dad gave me the third degree.
我午夜过后才回家,爸爸严厉盘问了我一番。
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give somebody the third degree• And would Feargal now give him the third degree?• I was just out with friends - you don't have to give me the third degree.• Whenever one of my boyfriends came to the house, Dad would give them the third degree.
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third degree• There was no way she'd respond to a third degree, so I was hoping she'd decide I was harmless.• And would Feargal now give him the third degree?
ˈthird-degreeadjectiveadj [always before noun]
1.third-degree burn[usually plural] the most serious kind of burn, that goes right through your skin 三度烧伤
2.third-degree murder/burglary/assault etcAmerican EnglishAmEmurder etc that is considered by a court to be the least serious of three different kinds 三级谋杀/入室盗窃/人身侵犯等
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third-degree murder/burglary/assault etc• Butch finally pleadedguilty to third-degree murder and was sentenced to 10 to 20 years.
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third-degree• She was hospitalized in a critical condition after sufferingthird-degreeburns, and died 21 days later.• Is it possible to get third-degree burns from a noveltycracker?• She incurredshrapnelwounds as well as third-degree burns.• He was suffering from third-degreeennui, and that was all there was to it.