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单词 the third degree
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the third degree

informal

asking serious questions and/or giving someone rough treatment to get information:

I got the third degree when I got home last night.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Questioning people & asking questions in general

  • beat
  • bombard
  • canvass
  • cross-question
  • debrief
  • desk research
  • enquiry
  • feel sb/sth out
  • grilling
  • interrogate
  • interview
  • interviewee
  • opinion poll
  • pin
  • Q, q
  • questioner
  • questioning
  • third
  • what do you have to say for yourself? idiom
  • worm

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third degreenoun [ U ]

us/ˈθɜrd dɪˈɡri/

severe questioning of someone to find out as much as you can:

We gave the babysitter the third degree before we hired her.
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