temper

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英[ˈtempə(r)]
美[ˈtempər]

基本释义

n.
性情,脾气; 特征; (钢等)回火; 怒气
vt.
调和; 使回火; 锻炼; 缓和
vi.
使调和

词性变化

实用例句

a violent/short/quick, etc. temper

烈性子、急性子、火性子等

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He must learn to control his temper .

他得学会捺住性子。

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She broke the plates in a fit of temper .

她一气之下把盘子摔碎了。

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After an hour of waiting, tempers began to fray (= people began to get angry) .

等了一个小时后,大伙儿开始冒火了。

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to fly into a temper

勃然大怒

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She says awful things when she's in a temper .

她一发脾气说话就难听。

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Come back when you're in a better temper.

心情好些时再回来。

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to be in a bad, foul, etc. temper

心情不好、很坏等

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good-/bad-tempered

脾气好 / 坏

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a sweet-tempered child

性情温和的小孩

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She lost her temper with a customer and shouted at him.

她对一位顾客发了脾气,冲着人家大喊大叫。

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I struggle to keep my temper with the kids when they misbehave.

孩子们淘气时,我强捺住性子不发脾气。

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Justice must be tempered with mercy.

法外尚需施恩。

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He had a temper and could be nasty...

他脾气不大好,有时凶得很。

His short temper had become notorious...

他的臭脾气是出了名的。

I was in a bad temper last night...

昨晚我心情不好。

He was in a very good temper...

他当时心情非常好。

For others, especially the young and foolish, the state will temper justice with mercy...

对待其他人时,尤其是年轻人和愚蠢的人,国家会刚柔并济。

He had to learn to temper his enthusiasm.

他得学着给自己的热情降温。

She was still in a temper when Colin arrived...

科林到的时候,她气还没有消。

When I try to explain how I feel he just flies into a temper.

我刚要解释我心里是怎么想的,他就勃然大怒。

I've never seen him get cross or lose his temper...

我从未见过他生气或者发火。

I lost my temper and banged my book down on the desk.

我大发雷霆,把书砰地往课桌上一摔。

He lost his temper and snapped irritably at the children.

他发火了,暴躁地斥责孩子们.

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He has a savage temper.

他脾气粗暴.

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真题例句

He had a terrible temper, and once threatened to kill another child.

出自-2015年12月听力原文

She cannot stand her boss's bad temper.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a sudden outburst of anger;

    "his temper sparked like damp firewood"

  • 2. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling;

    "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"

    "he was in a bad humor"

  • 3. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger;

    "his temper was well known to all his employees"

  • 4. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

Verb
  • 1. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling;

    "temper glass"

  • 2. harden by reheating and cooling in oil;

    "temper steel"

  • 3. adjust the pitch (of pianos)

  • 4. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate;

    "she tempered her criticism"

  • 5. restrain or temper

同义词辨析

temper, character, nature, personality, disposition, complexion

这些名词均有"性格,气质,性情,习性"之意。

  • temper: 指从感情方面体现出来,决定处理问题或应付形势的方式的性格或性情,这种性情可以是暂时的也可以长久的。
  • character: 指对个性或人格所作出的客观评价,常常与道德有关。
  • nature: 指天生的、不可改变性格。
  • personality: 主要指一个人稳定的心理特征。
  • disposition: 书面用词,指人的主要爱好或思想、精神方面的重要习性、气质。也可指短暂的情绪。
  • complexion: 指由思维方式、态度和情绪所决定的本质特征。

同义词

反义词

vt.使变淡;使缓和

intensify

其他释义

intensify

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