temper
noun
verb
ˈtempə
noun
1
a
tendency
to
become
angry
suddenly
or
easily
坏脾气，暴躁脾气
C,U | BrE
That
temper
of
hers
will
get
her
into
trouble
one
of
these
days.
她那种脾气早晚会让她惹麻烦的。
According
to
Nathan,
Robin
has
quite
a
temper
.
据内森讲，罗宾脾气很大。
Theo
needs
to
learn
to
control
his
temper
.
西奥应该学会控制他的脾气。
quick/bad/fiery
etc
temper
Be
careful,
he’s
got
a
pretty
violent
temper.
小心点，他的脾气非常暴躁。
tempers
flare
also
又作
tempers
become
frayed
BrE
【英】
(people
become
angry)
大发脾气
Mason’s
temper
flared
when
he
spotted
his
girlfriend
kissing
another
man.
梅森看到他的女朋友在亲吻别的男人，火气一下子蹿升上来。
2
lose your temper
to
suddenly
become
very
angry
so
that
you
cannot
control
yourself
发脾气
I’ve
never
seen
Vic
lose
his
temper.
我从未看到过维克发脾气。
3
the
way
you
are
feeling
at
a
particular
time,
especially
when
you
are
feeling
angry
for
a
short
time
〔某个时候的〕情绪，心情; 怒气
singular 单数, U
in
a
temper
It’s
no
use
talking
to
him
when
he’s
in
a
temper.
他在气头上跟他谈是没有用的。
Pete
hit
his
brother
in
a
fit
of
temper
.
皮特一气之下打了他弟弟。
be
in
a
bad/foul
temper
(to
be
angry)
在生气
Watch
out
–
she’s
been
in
a
foul
temper
all
day.
当心 — 她这一整天脾气都很暴躁。
fly
into
a
temper
Her
boss
would
fly
into
a
temper
if
a
project
wasn’t
done
on
time.
如果项目没有按时完成，她的老板就会大发雷霆。
4
keep your temper
to
stay
calm
when
it
would
be
easy
to
get
angry
捺住性子，忍住怒火
I
was
finding
it
increasingly
difficult
to
keep
my
temper.
我发现越来越难控制住自己的脾气了。
5
good-tempered/foul-tempered/quick-tempered etc
having
a
good,
bad
temper
etc
脾气好的/脾气坏的/脾气急躁的等
Minnie
was
always
good-tempered
and
agreeable.
明妮一向脾气好，讨人喜欢。
6
the
general
attitude
that
people
have
in
a
particular
place
at
one
time
[正式] 〔某时某地人们普遍的〕态度，看法
singular 单数 | formal
[+
of
]
the
temper
of
life
in
Renaissance
Italy
文艺复兴时期意大利人的生活态度
verb
7
to
make
something
less
severe
or
extreme
[正式] 使缓和; 使温和
formal
temper
sth
with/by
sth
The
heat
in
this
coastal
town
is
tempered
by
cool
sea
breezes.
清凉的海风让这座海滨小城暑气渐消。
8
to
make
metal
as
hard
as
is
needed
by
heating
it
and
then
putting
it
in
cold
water
锻炼，使回火
tempered
steel
回火钢