temperamental

adj.

1. 喜怒无常的；容易激动的；反复无常的
   having a tendency to become angry, excited or upset easily, and to behave in an unreasonable way
   1. You never know what to expect with her. She's so temperamental.
      你永远说不清她要干什么。她一时一变。
   2. The printer's being temperamental this morning.
      今天上午这台打印机时好时坏。
2. 气质的；性情的；性格的
   connected with sb's nature and personality
   1. They are firm friends in spite of temperamental differences.
      他们尽管性格不同，但仍然友情甚笃。

1. ADJ-GRADED 爱发脾气的;脾气乖张的;喜怒无常的
   If you say that someone is temperamental, you are criticizing them for not being calm or quiet by nature, but having moods that change often and suddenly.
   1. He is very temperamental and critical.
      他好使性子，还爱挑毛病。
   2. ...a man given to temperamental outbursts and paranoia.
      喜怒无常、生性多疑的人
2. ADJ-GRADED (机器、汽车)老出问题的，易出故障的，性能不稳的
   If you describe something such as a machine or car as temperamental, you mean that it often does not work properly.
   1. I first started cruising in yachts with temperamental petrol engines...
      我刚开始驾驶游艇航行时，艇上的汽油发动机老出毛病。
   2. Vickers machine-guns could be temperamental.
      维克斯机枪有时会出故障。

1. He is very temperamental and critical.
   他好使性子，还爱挑毛病。
2. I first started cruising in yachts with temperamental petrol engines
   我刚开始驾驶游艇航行时，艇上的汽油发动机老出毛病。
3. Vickers machine-guns could be temperamental.
   维克斯机枪有时会出故障。
4. In fact, he was considered a terrible grouch, a very mean-spirited and temperamental person.
   事实上，他是个出了名的坏脾气，大家都觉得他心胸狭窄、喜怒无常。
5. It is a temperamental, imaginative, half-imaginary shift from one metaphysical climate to another.
   这是一种哲学到另一种哲学的转变，是一种气质、想象力和半虚构的转变。
6. The actress is so temperamental that many people refuse to work with her.
   那位女演员喜怒无常，许多人都拒绝和她合作。
7. The image of the fountain pen as temperamental, fragile and prone to spills no longer holds true.
   钢笔变化无常、脆弱不堪又容易溢水的形象已经不再是事实。
8. So my temperamental sister is still alive?
   我那喜怒无常的妹妹还活着？
9. The complex of all the attributes behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental that characterize a unique individual.
   个体所具有的精神上的、情感上的、气质上的、行为上的特性的复合体。
10. Nigel is temperamental but he's very highly strung, you know.
    奈杰变化无常，但你知道他是很容易激动的。
11. He's avery temperamental player, ie plays well or badly accordingto his mood.
    他是个情绪波动的演员（演得好坏由心情而定）。
12. She was an intelligent, attractive and somewhat temperamental daughter of a well-to-do doctor.
    简的父亲是一位非常富有的医生，她聪明、丽，但就是有点喜怒无常。
13. If the most temperamental player in my team was still capable of bringing me qualification I would take him on board.
    如果我的球队里的这名最喜怒无常的球员可以为我带来世界杯资格，我将把他放在名单上。
14. She's a good actor, but she can be a little temperamental.
    她是个好演员，但脾气有点变化无常。
15. Many political and temperamental differences still exist between them.
    他们之间仍存在着许多政治和性格上的差异。
16. The temperamental divide between western leaders will continue to be crucial.
    西方领导人之间的禀性差异将继续扮演关键角色。
17. A temperamental opera singer.
    喜怒无常的歌剧歌手。
18. This photocopier's a bit temperamental.
    这台复印机性能有点不稳定。
19. They're a very temperamental couple.
    他们这对夫妻喜怒无常。
20. She is a temperamental person and likes to make tasteless jokes.
    她是个喜怒无常的人，而且喜欢开粗俗的玩笑。
21. She's spoilt and temperamental.
    她被宠坏了，而且有点神经质。
22. He has a temperamental dislike of sports.
    他生性不喜欢运动。
23. A vain and temperamental person.
    虚荣并且喜怒无常的人。
24. Had to handle the temperamental artist with kid gloves.
    必须审慎地对待这个喜怒无常的画家。
25. When parents and children are temperamental opposites, the results can be explosive.
    当家长与孩子们脾气相反时，其结果可能是爆炸性的。
26. It's the temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, it's the confidence faced setback and disappointment.
    勇猛果敢而不是怯懦退缩，它的信心面对挫折与失望。
27. Chefs are too temperamental.
    厨师们太喜怒无常了。
28. Ramkumar did not at first oppose the ways of his temperamental brother.
    拉姆库玛儿并不是第一次反对这个喜怒无常的弟弟。
29. These machines can be temperamental and the secret is, once they're running smoothly, leave well alone.
    这些机器有时不太稳定，然而，其奥秘在于，一旦它们运转平稳以后就不用去管了。