cặp sốt
Definition
- Noun:
- Medical thermometer: A device used to measure body temperature.
- Fever thermometer: Specifically, a thermometer used to check for fever.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Y tá dùng cặp sốt để đo nhiệt độ cho bệnh nhân. (The nurse used a thermometer to take the patient's temperature.)
- Mẹ tôi luôn để cặp sốt trong tủ thuốc gia đình. (My mother always keeps a fever thermometer in the family medicine cabinet.)
Advanced Usage
- "Đo bằng cặp sốt": To take a temperature with a thermometer.
- Bé bị nóng, mẹ nên đo bằng cặp sốt để biết chính xác. (The child feels hot, you should take his temperature with a thermometer to know for sure.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhiệt kế: (Noun) The more formal and general term for "thermometer" (can be for any purpose, e.g., room thermometer, clinical thermometer).
- Cặp mạch: (Noun, medical/archaic) An older or more formal term for a clinical thermometer.
Synonyms
- Nhiệt kế y tế: Medical thermometer.
- Nhiệt kế đo sốt: Fever thermometer.
Related Phrases / Idioms
- Không có idiom trực tiếp với "cặp sốt": There is no common idiom directly using the word "cặp sốt". The word is used literally for the medical device.