temper

noun

1. 脾气；易怒的性情
   if sb has a temper , they become angry very easily
   1. a violent/short/quick, etc. temper
      烈性子、急性子、火性子等
   2. He must learn to control his temper .
      他得学会捺住性子。
   3. She broke the plates in a fit of temper .
      她一气之下把盘子摔碎了。
   4. 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。
2. 怒气；火气；阵怒
   a short period of feeling very angry
   1. to fly into a temper
      勃然大怒
   2. She says awful things when she's in a temper .
      她一发脾气说话就难听。
3. 心情；情绪；心境
   the way that you are feeling at a particular time
   1. Come back when you're in a better temper.
      心情好些时再回来。
   2. to be in a bad, foul, etc. temper
      心情不好、很坏等
4. 有…脾气的；心情…的
   having a particular type of temper
   1. good-/bad-tempered
      脾气好 / 坏
   2. a sweet-tempered child
      性情温和的小孩

verb

1. 使缓和；使温和
   to make sth less severe by adding sth that has the opposite effect
   1. Justice must be tempered with mercy.
      法外尚需施恩。
2. 使（金属）回火
   to make metal as hard as it needs to be by heating and then cooling it

1. N-VAR 坏脾气;暴脾气
   If you refer to someone's temper or say that they have a temper, you mean that they become angry very easily.
   1. He had a temper and could be nasty...
      他脾气不大好，有时凶得很。
   2. His short temper had become notorious...
      他的臭脾气是出了名的。
   3. I hope he can control his temper.
      我希望他能克制住自己的脾气。
2. N-VAR 情绪;心情
   Your temper is the way you are feeling at a particular time. If you are in a good temper, you feel cheerful. If you are in a bad temper, you feel angry and impatient.
   1. I was in a bad temper last night...
      昨晚我心情不好。
   2. He was in a very good temper...
      他当时心情非常好。
   3. In a fit of bad temper, Dougie threw the deep fat fryer overboard.
      一气之下，道吉把那个又深又大的油炸锅扔了。
3. VERB 使缓和;使温和
   To temper something means to make it less extreme.
   1. 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。
   2. He had to learn to temper his enthusiasm.
      他得学着给自己的热情降温。
4. PHRASE 发脾气/开始发火
   If someone is in a temper or gets into a temper, the way that they are behaving shows that they are feeling angry and impatient.
   1. She was still in a temper when Colin arrived...
      科林到的时候，她气还没有消。
   2. 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。
5. PHRASE 发脾气;大发雷霆
   If you lose your temper, you become so angry that you shout at someone or show in some other way that you are no longer in control of yourself.
   1. I've never seen him get cross or lose his temper...
      我从未见过他生气或者发火。
   2. 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。

1. He had a terrible temper, and sometimes he would completely lose control
   他的脾气很坏，有时会完全失控。
2. He curbed his temper
   他稳住了情绪。
3. Mick was stubborn and domineering with a very bad temper
   米克既固执又专横，脾气还很坏。
4. He was known as Mad Shelley partly because of his eccentricity and partly because of his violent temper
   大家都叫他“疯子谢利”，部分因为他的古怪，部分因为他火爆的脾气。
5. He's inherited his father's explosive temper.
   他遗传了其父暴躁的脾气。
6. The only flaw in his character seems to be a short temper.
   他性格中的唯一缺点好像就是脾气急。
7. I have a very short fuse and a violent temper.
   我容易发怒，脾气暴躁。
8. His boozing, arrogance, and hair-trigger temper have often led him into ugly nightclub brawls
   他嗜酒贪杯、狂妄自大且脾气暴躁，这常常使他在夜总会和人发生恶性斗殴。
9. His hot temper was making it increasingly difficult for others to work with him.
   他的火暴脾气使得别人越来越难以和他合作。
10. He had an irascible temper.
    他脾气暴躁。
11. Often he teased me till my temper went and I stamped and screamed, feeling furiously helpless
    他经常和我开玩笑，直到我生气地跺脚尖叫，却又无可奈何。
12. She then stormed out in a temper telling him to 'stick his job'.
    她接着怒气冲冲地走了出去，告诉他“去他妈的工作”。
13. He had a temper and could be nasty
    他脾气不大好，有时凶得很。
14. I hope he can control his temper.
    我希望他能克制住自己的脾气。
15. I was in a bad temper last night
    昨晚我心情不好。
16. He was in a very good temper
    他当时心情非常好。
17. In a fit of bad temper, Dougie threw the deep fat fryer overboard.
    一气之下，道吉把那个又深又大的油炸锅扔了。
18. 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。
19. He had to learn to temper his enthusiasm.
    他得学着给自己的热情降温。
20. She was still in a temper when Colin arrived
    科林到的时候，她气还没有消。
21. 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。
22. I've never seen him get cross or lose his temper
    我从未见过他生气或者发火。
23. 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。
24. He has a volatile temper.
    他脾气反复无常。
25. He's got that fiery temper which scares the whatsit out of everybody.
    他有一副能把所有人都吓得那个什么滚什么流的火爆脾气。
26. He often loses his temper for nothing.
    他常常无缘无故地使性子。
27. Once he lost his temper and quarreled with us.
    有一次他发火了，和我们吵了一架。
28. He clawed a hole in my shirt in his temper.
    他一气之下把我的衬衫撕了一个口子。
29. I found in him a congenial temper.
    他是一个和我意气相投的人。
30. Difficult circumstances can temper one's will.
    艰苦的环境能磨炼人的意志。

n.

lose/keep your temper (with sb)

• 发脾气；忍住怒火
  to fail/manage to control your anger
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

to have a quick temper

• 性子急；容易发脾气
  to become angry easily

noun

1. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
   1. his temper was well known to all his employees

   Synonym:    biliousnessirritabilitypeevishnesspettishnesssnappishnesssurliness

2. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object

   Synonym:    toughness

3. a sudden outburst of anger
   1. his temper sparked like damp firewood

   Synonym:    piqueirritation

4. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
   1. whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time
   2. he was in a bad humor

   Synonym:    moodhumorhumour

verb

1. restrain

   Synonym:    chastenmoderate

2. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
   1. she tempered her criticism

   Synonym:    seasonmollify

3. adjust the pitch (of pianos)

4. harden by reheating and cooling in oil
   1. temper steel

   Synonym:    harden

5. bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
   1. temper glass

   Synonym:    annealnormalize