1 ADJ [ADJ n] ((燒傷)三度的,嚴重的Third-degree burns are very severe, destroying tissue under the skin. ((燒傷)三度的,嚴重的
He suffered third-degree burns over 98 per cent of his body.
他身上三度燒傷的面積達98%。
1 N-SING 嚴厲的責問;狠狠的批評 If you say that someone has been given the third degree, you mean that they have been questioned or criticized extremely severely, sometimes with physical violence. 嚴厲的責問;狠狠的批評 [informal]
The next thing you know, she's phoned to complain and you're suddenly being given the third degree.