give sb the third degree informalto ask someone a lot of questions in order to get information from them〔为获得信息而〕严厉盘问某人:•I got home after midnight and Dad gave me the third degree.我半夜以后才回家，爸爸严厉盘问了我一番。give sb the ˌthird deˈgree(informal)to question sb for a long time and in a thorough way; to use threats or violence to get information from sb对某人逼供（或疲劳询问、刑讯） |