| 词汇 | temper |
| 释义 | temper noun uk /ˈtem.pər/ us /ˈtem.pɚ/ B2[ Coften singular ] the tendency to become angry very quickly: 脾气；易怒 have a temperShe has a real temper.她很容易发脾气。 He's got a really bad temper.他的脾气真坏。 anger angerHe vented his anger by kicking the door. annoyanceSmoke can cause annoyance by making clothes and hair smell unpleasant. irritationShe expressed irritation with her son's attitude. frustrationA lot of children's behaviour problems are caused by sheer frustration. furyThe speech provoked fury in some parts of the world. rageHe was filled with jealous rage when he saw his girlfriend talking to another man. lose your temper B2 to suddenly become angry: 发脾气，发火 The children behaved so badly that I lost my temper.孩子们太不懂规矩了，我不由得发了火。 keep your temper C2 to succeed in staying calm and not becoming angry: 不发脾气；保持冷静 I found it hard to keep my temper with so many things going wrong.这么多的事情弄得一团糟，我很难不发脾气。 be in a bad, foul, etc. temper mainly UK to be feeling angry: 生气，发怒 I'd stay away from her if I were you - she's in a foul temper.我要是你就会避着她——她正在气头上。 [ S or U ]formal or literary mood or emotional state: 心情，情绪 He appears to be a man of calm and even temper.他看起来是一个脾气温和、平静的男人。 You're going to have to learn to control your temper.你必须学会控制住自己的脾气。 Her temper hasn't improved with age!她的脾气一点没有随着年龄增长而变好！ His detractors claim that his fierce temper makes him unsuitable for party leadership. She has an explosive temper.她脾气火爆。 In a fit of temper he hurled the book across the room.他一怒之下把书扔到了房间的另一头。 Becoming angry and expressing anger (almost) burst a blood vesselidiom ape ballistic bananas bay for bloodidiom blow chip fulminating fume get bent out of shapeidiom get your knickers in a twistidiom give someone evilsidiom roof sharp splenetic splenetically stew strop tempered throw You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Moods Idiomtempers get frayed temper verb[ T ] uk /ˈtem.pər/ us /ˈtem.pɚ/ temperverb[T] (REDUCE)formal to make something less strong, extreme, etc.: 使缓和；使变温和；使变淡 My enthusiasm for the venture was tempered by my knowledge of the hard work that would be involved.当我了解到完成这个风险项目所要做的工作时，我的热情多少消退了一些。 I learned to temper my criticism.我学会了批评别人时语气要缓和些。 Becoming and making less strong abate abatement adulterant adulterate adulterated downtoner dull ease emasculation enervate enervating fade hedge melt relieve totter tottering turn to jellyidiom undimmed unsubdued You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming and making smaller or less temperverb[T] (METAL/GLASS)to heat and then cool a metal in order to make it hard: 使（金属）回火；锻造 tempered steel回火钢 to change the physical nature of a substance, using heat or a chemical process: Toughened or tempered glass used in car windscreens is usually made by cooling molten glass very rapidly to make it much harder. Hard and firm (as) stiff/straight as a ramrodidiom adamantine cast iron congealed crisply dilatancy dilatant erect firm firmness fossilized ossified petrified ramrod rigid rigidity solidly tense unjointed unyielding You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cookery terms Physical & chemical processes temperverb[T] (FOOD)food & drink specialized to heat spices, usually in hot oil, in order to release their flavour: She tempered the spices in a separate pan and added them to the dhal at the end. food & drink specialized to heat and then cool chocolate in order to give it a smooth texture and shiny appearance: When chocolate is tempered, it is subject to temperatures and techniques that alter its chemistry. Preparing food using heat air fryer bain-marie baking baking parchment barbecue blanch cooking deep fat fryer deep-fried deep-fry done overdone pan-fry parboil poach poaching sear underdone warm (someone/something) up wood-fired temper | American Dictionarytemper noun[ C/U ] us/ˈtem·pər/ tempernoun[C/U] (STATE)the state of your mind or feelings: [ C ]John has a bad temper. Temper is also strong emotion, esp. anger: [ U ]a fit of temper [ C ]You need to learn to control your temper. A temper tantrum is a sudden show of great anger. temper verb[ T ] us/ˈtem·pər/ temperverb[T] (LESSEN)to lessen the force or effect of something: Perhaps you should temper your language. Examples of tempertemper Malthus tempered his views with later editions of this essay which feature important revisions. Power tempered their idealism, but they supported one of the most important reforms, the centralization of the tax system. Practical considerations dictated that natural data would be generally unavailable since code-switching in learner interactions is tempered by negative assessments and normative pressures. Giving to monasteries tempered the individualism, and targeted the charity. Every consultation should be tempered with a hopeful thought. The enjoyment which playing brought was tempered with a realism about the difficulties which arose, with expressions of occasional frustration at perceived lack of progress. All of these motivations to move will of course be heavily tempered by inertia. Any decision to air condition, or indeed to recognize that air conditioning is important, is tempered by the decisions already taken along the path. The pressure of the situation seemed to be affecting the big players as tempers frayed even more so than usual. Among the aristocratic elite ideological confrontation was tempered by political necessity and kinship ties that cut across the religious divide. Optimism for the horticultural auction model must be tempered with caution, however. He took serialism and equal temperament for granted and consequently developed rhythmic structures corresponding to the tempered intervals between fundamental tones. Table 1 presents the variables actually used, representing what was desired for the analysis tempered by what was available statistically. The tax tempered the rewards from capital rather than attempting a more far-reaching redistribution of wealth. An industry that employs much carefully tempered mendacity will not be sensitive to its application to itself. See all examples of temper These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withtempertemperThese are words often used in combination with temper. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. bad temper But she has a badtemper, and she has just let fly at him. even temper Can we proceed with the debate in an even temper? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 fiery temper He was a man of enormous physical strength, with a fiery temper and a rather childish mind—a difficult combination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with temper |
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