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Temper I Angry Refer Feel Bad   [V Tendency

英语单词 temper
英美音标 ['tempə(r)]
中文释义 n.(钢等)韧度,回火,性情,脾气,情绪,心情,调剂,趋向
v.(冶金)回火、锻炼,调和,调节
vocab简明 Temper can refer to a tendency to become unreasonably angry. If you’re not sure whether you have a temper, ask your friends — but don’t get mad if you dislike what they have to say.
vocab扩展 Temper has a number of related yet distinct meanings. In addition to describing a tendency to anger, temper can also refer to one’s mood in general; if you use the word in this sense, you might describe someone's temper as "angry" or "mild." Temper can also be used as a verb meaning “to restrain.” If you have a nasty temper, you might try tempering your temper by counting to ten whenever you’re tempted to throw a "temper tantrum," or fit.
真题原句 From car dealerships to Gap outlets, sales have been lagging for months as shoppers temper their spending.
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[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。

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[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。

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[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。

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[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。

来源 2004.3

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