third-degree

英 [ˌθɜːd dɪˈɡriː]

美 [ˌθɜːrd dɪˈɡriː]

adj.  三度(烧伤); 第三等级(谋杀、人身侵犯或抢劫等)
vi.  酷刑逼供

牛津词典

adj.

• 三度（烧伤）
  burns of the most serious kind, affecting tissue below the skin
• 第三等级（谋杀、人身侵犯或抢劫等）
  murder, etc. of the least serious of three kinds

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (烧伤)三度的，严重的
  Third-degreeburns are very severe, destroying tissue under the skin.
  1. He suffered third-degree burns over 98 per cent of his body.
     他身上三度烧伤的面积达98%。
• N-SING 严厉的责问;狠狠的批评
  If you say that someone has been giventhe third degree, you mean that they have been questioned or criticized extremely severely, sometimes with physical violence.
  1. The next thing you know, she's phoned to complain and you're suddenly being given the third degree.
     还没等你反应过来，她就已经打来电话抱怨，而你就突然挨了一顿狠批。

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