third degree (=third)

用作名词的意思： (警察的)长时间严厉的乃至残暴的盘问，逼供，拷问,疲劳审问

用法及例句：
The police gave him a third degree.警方对他刑讯逼供。

He's giving me a third degree about some gun he says I had.他说我有枪，正对我严加盘问。

英汉词典参考：  

third  

degree