【突破英文词汇】therm, thermo -- heat 热

 1. diathermy /'daɪə,θɜːmɪ/

-- method of treating disease by genereating heat in body issues by high-frequency electric currents

Diathermy may prescribed for arthritis¹, bursitis and other conditions requiring heat treatment.

关节炎、黏液囊炎和其他需要热疗的病症都可用透热疗法治疗。

 

2. thermometer /θə'mɒmɪtə/

-- instrument for measuring temperature

During the hot spell, the thermometer reached 35℃ for six days in a row.

在热天里，温度计一连六天都达到了35℃。

 

3. thermostat² /'θɜːməstæt/

-- automatic device for regulating temperature

We set the thermostat to shut off the heat when the room temperature reaches 25℃.

我们安置了自动调温器，当室温达到25℃时，就会自动停闭暖气。

 

4. thermal³ /'θɜːm(ə)l/

-- pertaining⁴ to heat; hot; warm

At Lava⁵ Hot Springs in Idaho, vistors may bathe in the thermal mineral waters.

在爱达荷州的熔岩温泉，游客们可以在热矿泉水中沐浴。

 

5. thermonuclear /θɜːməʊ'njuːklɪə/

-- having to do with the fusion(joining together), at a extraordinarily⁶ high temperature, of the nuclei⁷ of atoms(as in the hydrogen bomb)

It is believed that the sun gets its energy from thermonuclear reactions constantly taking place within it.

大家相信太阳的热能是因其内部不断发生核能反应而产生的。

1 arthritis   

n.关节炎

参考例句：

• Rheumatoid arthritis has also been linked with the virus.风湿性关节炎也与这种病毒有关。
• He spent three months in the hospital with acute rheumatic arthritis.他患急性风湿性关节炎，在医院住了三个月。

2 thermostat   

n.恒温器

参考例句：

• The thermostat is connected by a link to the carburetor.恒温控制器是由一根连杆与汽化器相连的。
• The temperature is controlled by electronic thermostat with high accuracy.电子恒温器，准确性高。

3 thermal   

adj.热的，由热造成的；保暖的

参考例句：

• They will build another thermal power station.他们要另外建一座热能发电站。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

4 pertaining   

与…有关系的，附属…的，为…固有的(to)

参考例句：

• Living conditions are vastly different from those pertaining in their country of origin. 生活条件与他们祖国大不相同。
• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school. 视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。

5 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

6 extraordinarily   

adv.格外地；极端地

参考例句：

• She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl.她是个美丽非凡的姑娘。
• The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.那天清晨，大海出奇地宁静。

7 nuclei   

n.核

参考例句：

• To free electrons, something has to make them whirl fast enough to break away from their nuclei. 为了释放电子，必须使电子高速旋转而足以摆脱原子核的束缚。
• Energy is released by the fission of atomic nuclei. 能量是由原子核分裂释放出来的。