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temper temper ★★☆☆☆/te̱mpə(r)/1[N-VAR	可变名词]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. 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 hope he can control his temper.我希望他能克制住自己的脾气。2[N-VAR	可变名词]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.   [with supp]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。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	动词]使缓和；使温和 To temper something means to make it less extreme.   [V n with n]  [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]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。4[PHRASE	短语]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.   [v-link PHR]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。5[PHRASE	短语]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.   [V inflects]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。 temper1 nountemper2 verbtempertem‧per1 /ˈtempə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[countable, uncountable] a tendency to become angry suddenly or easily:  That temper of hers will get her into trouble one of these days. According to Nathan, Robin has quite a temper. Theo needs to learn to control his temper.quick/bad/fiery etc temper Be careful, he’s got a pretty violent temper.tempers flare (also tempers become frayed )British English (=people become angry) Mason’s temper flared when he spotted his girlfriend kissing another man.2lose your temper to suddenly become very angry so that you cannot control yourself:  I’ve never seen Vic lose his temper.3[singular, uncountable] the way you are feeling at a particular time, especially when you are feeling angry for a short timein a temper It’s no use talking to him when he’s in a temper. Pete hit his brother in a fit of temper.be in a bad/foul temper (=to be angry) Watch out – she’s been in a foul temper all day.fly into a temper Her boss would fly into a temper if a project wasn’t done on time.4keep your temper to stay calm when it would be easy to get angry:  I was finding it increasingly difficult to keep my temper.5good-tempered/foul-tempered/quick-tempered etc having a good, bad temper etc:  Minnie was always good-tempered and agreeable.6[singular] formal the general attitude that people have in a particular place at one timetemper of the temper of life in Renaissance Italy →bad-tempered, even-tempered, ill-temperedCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1,2,3 & 4adjectivesa quick/short temper (=likely to get angry very easily)· He’s got a quick temper, which gets him into trouble.a bad/terrible/nasty temper· He ran back home in a terrible temper.a fiery/violent/explosive temper (=likely to get angry and violent very quickly)· Over the years, my sister has learned to control her fiery temper.verbshave a temper· Grandad had quite a temper, so we usually tried to keep out of his way.be in a temper· She banged doors and screamed at her mother when she was in a temper.control/keep your temper· She tried to speak calmly and control her temper.lose your temper (=become angry)· It was hot and I was beginning to lose my temper.fly into a temper (=suddenly become very angry)· He flew into a temper at the slightest thing.somebody’s temper flares (=they become angry)· On bad days, Elaine’s temper would flare into a violent rage.phrasesa fit/flash/burst of temper (=when you are very angry for a short time)· A businessman assaulted his wife and son in a fit of temper, a court heard yesterday.tempers get/become frayed British English (=people become annoyed)· People were pushing each other, and tempers were becoming frayed.a temper tantrum (=a time when someone, especially a child, behaves very angrily and unreasonably)· My nephew has temper tantrums if he can’t get his own way.temper1 nountemper2 verbtempertemper2 verb [transitive]  Word Origin Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1formal to make something less severe or extremetemper something with/by something The heat in this coastal town is tempered by cool sea breezes.2to make metal as hard as is needed by heating it and then putting it in cold water:  tempered steel

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t66Pk8i74cE7fib4MrIjF/JQegV/o5K/QItB/bUAtLllVhUkLSUZDkT0+GQbItNTZUQuZEO+ZQLYUqwk4QUKxng1hcXl44ahjO1pkkfdfKSF8ZA+l7xJF143W61jmL7YJim1GfTlphXLgSlx3B/61JaGMhnpBmcPP0raNqmcGJr19q3ifGfHyd4GJ0AhvfUUaRdUcGJlu+c7BH81gCrZcTljnIXpdlV/Spdrt8xlWt54oMA5Y0AZLYiWWZU322Zi             tem·per              /        ˈtempə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈtempər                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            temper      tempers      tempered      tempering                            noun                    1              [countable            ,       usually singular      ,       uncountable        ]                    if sb has a          temper,they become angry very easily          脾气；易怒的性情                            ◆        a          violent/short/quick, etc. temper                烈性子、急性子、火性子等                    ◆        He must learn to          control his temper.                他得学会捺住性子。                    ◆        She broke the plates in a          fit of temper.                她一气之下把盘子摔碎了。                    ◆        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              [countable            ,       usually singular        ]                    a short period of feeling very angry          怒气；火气；阵怒                            ◆        to          fly into a temper                勃然大怒                    ◆        She says awful things when she's          in a temper.                她一发脾气说话就难听。                    3              [countable        ]                    the way that you are feeling at a particular time          心情；情绪；性情；心境                            SYN                                            mood                                                  ◆        Come back when you're in a better temper.        心情好些时再回来。                    ◆        to be          in a bad/foul, etc. temper                心情不好、很坏等                    4      -tempered              (          in adjectives            构成形容词          )                having a particular type of          temper          有…脾气的；心情…的                            ◆                  good-/bad-tempered                脾气好的╱坏的                    ◆        a sweet-tempered child        性情温和的小孩                              HELP         You will find other compounds ending in        -temperedat their place in the alphabet.        其他以 -tempered 结尾的复合词可在各字母中的适当位置查到。                    IDIOM              lose/keep your ˈtemper (with sb)                              to fail/manage to control your anger              发脾气；忍住怒火                                            ◆            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。                                ◆            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。                                      ☞more at                                    quick                                   adj.                                  verb                    1              tempersth (with sth)                    (          formal)                to make sth less severe by adding sth that has the opposite effect          使缓和；使温和                            ◆        Justice must be tempered with mercy.        法外尚需施恩。                    2              tempersth                    (          technical            术语          )                to make metal as hard as it needs to be by heating and then cooling it          使（金属）回火                                tem·per              /        ˈtempə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈtempər                /             temper[ˈtempə(r)]tempered, tempering, tempersCET4CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFLIELTSv101171619144219394434428n652533995761282662553326NOUN1067548096VERB1245835477Spoken:284011761tempered[1020] tempers[569]脾气(84%)，性情(7%)，锻炼(5%)，调和(3%)，使缓和(1%)n.脾气；（钢等）回火；性情；倾向vt.使回火；锻炼；调和；使缓和vi.回火；调和

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Collins	temper ★★☆☆☆ /te̱mpə(r)/ 1 [N-VAR 可变名词]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. 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 hope he can control his temper. 我希望他能克制住自己的脾气。 2 [N-VAR 可变名词]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. [with supp] 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。 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 动词]使缓和；使温和 To temper something means to make it less extreme. [V n with n] [V n] [FORMAL 正式] 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。 4 [PHRASE 短语]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. [v-link PHR] 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。 5 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] 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。
Oxford	tem·per / ˈtempə(r) ; NAmE ˈtempər / noun , verb temper tempers tempered tempering noun 1 [countable , usually singular , uncountable ] if sb has a temper,they become angry very easily 脾气；易怒的性情 ◆ a violent/short/quick, etc. temper 烈性子、急性子、火性子等 ◆ He must learn to control his temper. 他得学会捺住性子。 ◆ She broke the plates in a fit of temper. 她一气之下把盘子摔碎了。 ◆ 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 [countable , usually singular ] a short period of feeling very angry 怒气；火气；阵怒 ◆ to fly into a temper 勃然大怒 ◆ She says awful things when she's in a temper. 她一发脾气说话就难听。 3 [countable ] the way that you are feeling at a particular time 心情；情绪；性情；心境 SYN mood ◆ Come back when you're in a better temper. 心情好些时再回来。 ◆ to be in a bad/foul, etc. temper 心情不好、很坏等 4 -tempered ( in adjectives 构成形容词 ) having a particular type of temper 有…脾气的；心情…的 ◆ good-/bad-tempered 脾气好的╱坏的 ◆ a sweet-tempered child 性情温和的小孩 HELP You will find other compounds ending in -temperedat their place in the alphabet. 其他以 -tempered 结尾的复合词可在各字母中的适当位置查到。 IDIOM lose/keep your ˈtemper (with sb) to fail/manage to control your anger 发脾气；忍住怒火 ◆ 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。 ◆ 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。 ☞more at quick adj. verb 1 tempersth (with sth) ( formal) to make sth less severe by adding sth that has the opposite effect 使缓和；使温和 ◆ Justice must be tempered with mercy. 法外尚需施恩。 2 tempersth ( technical 术语 ) to make metal as hard as it needs to be by heating and then cooling it 使（金属）回火 tem·per / ˈtempə(r) ; NAmE ˈtempər /
LDC	temper1 noun temper2 verb tempertem‧per1 /ˈtempə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[countable, uncountable] a tendency to become angry suddenly or easily: That temper of hers will get her into trouble one of these days. According to Nathan, Robin has quite a temper. Theo needs to learn to control his temper.quick/bad/fiery etc temper Be careful, he’s got a pretty violent temper.tempers flare (also tempers become frayed )British English (=people become angry) Mason’s temper flared when he spotted his girlfriend kissing another man.2lose your temper to suddenly become very angry so that you cannot control yourself: I’ve never seen Vic lose his temper.3[singular, uncountable] the way you are feeling at a particular time, especially when you are feeling angry for a short timein a temper It’s no use talking to him when he’s in a temper. Pete hit his brother in a fit of temper.be in a bad/foul temper (=to be angry) Watch out – she’s been in a foul temper all day.fly into a temper Her boss would fly into a temper if a project wasn’t done on time.4keep your temper to stay calm when it would be easy to get angry: I was finding it increasingly difficult to keep my temper.5good-tempered/foul-tempered/quick-tempered etc having a good, bad temper etc: Minnie was always good-tempered and agreeable.6[singular] formal the general attitude that people have in a particular place at one timetemper of the temper of life in Renaissance Italy → bad-tempered , even-tempered , ill-tempered COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1,2,3 & 4adjectivesa quick/short temper (=likely to get angry very easily)· He’s got a quick temper, which gets him into trouble.a bad/terrible/nasty temper· He ran back home in a terrible temper.a fiery/violent/explosive temper (=likely to get angry and violent very quickly)· Over the years, my sister has learned to control her fiery temper.verbshave a temper· Grandad had quite a temper, so we usually tried to keep out of his way.be in a temper· She banged doors and screamed at her mother when she was in a temper.control/keep your temper· She tried to speak calmly and control her temper.lose your temper (=become angry)· It was hot and I was beginning to lose my temper.fly into a temper (=suddenly become very angry)· He flew into a temper at the slightest thing.somebody’s temper flares (=they become angry)· On bad days, Elaine’s temper would flare into a violent rage.phrasesa fit/flash/burst of temper (=when you are very angry for a short time)· A businessman assaulted his wife and son in a fit of temper, a court heard yesterday.tempers get/become frayed British English (=people become annoyed)· People were pushing each other, and tempers were becoming frayed.a temper tantrum (=a time when someone, especially a child, behaves very angrily and unreasonably)· My nephew has temper tantrums if he can’t get his own way. temper1 noun temper2 verb tempertemper2 verb [transitive] Word Origin Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1formal to make something less severe or extremetemper something with/by something The heat in this coastal town is tempered by cool sea breezes.2to make metal as hard as is needed by heating it and then putting it in cold water: tempered steel
WDF	temper [ˈtempə(r)]tempered, tempering, tempers CET4CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFLIELTS v10117 1619 144 219 394 434 428 n6525 3399 576 1282 662 553 326 NOUN10675 48096 VERB12458 35477 Spoken: 284011761 tempered[1020] tempers[569] 脾气(84%)，性情(7%)，锻炼(5%)，调和(3%)，使缓和(1%) n.脾气；（钢等）回火；性情；倾向 vt.使回火；锻炼；调和；使缓和 vi.回火；调和

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