temper

temper读音音标

英 [ˈtempə(r)]

美 [ˈtɛmpɚ]

temper意思解释

n.

性情，脾气；

特征；

（钢等）回火；

怒气

vt.

调和；

使回火；

锻炼；

缓和

vi.

使调和；

变形

复数：tempers

过去式：tempered

过去分词：tempered

现在分词：tempering

第三人称单数：tempers

双语释义

n.(名词)

[C]脾气,性情,心境 the usual state of your feelings which makes you become angry easily or stay calm[S][U]〈非正〉恶劣的心情,暴躁 an angry impatient, or bad state of mind[U]韧度 degree of hardness and elasticity of a tempered metal

英英释义

temper

[ \'tempə ]

n.

a sudden outburst of anger

\"his temper sparked like damp firewood\"

同义词：piqueirritation

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

\"whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time\"

同义词：moodhumorhumour

a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

\"his temper was well known to all his employees\"

同义词：biliousnessirritabilitypeevishnesspettishnesssnappishnesssurliness

the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

同义词：toughness

v.

toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling

\"temper glass\"

同义词：annealnormalize

harden by reheating and cooling in oil

\"temper steel\"

同义词：harden

adjust the pitch (of pianos)

make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate

\"she tempered her criticism\"

同义词：seasonmollify

restrain or temper

同义词：chastenmoderate

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～fly〔get, go〕 into a temper发脾气keep〔control, hold〕 one\'s temper忍住不发脾气形容词+～calm〔even〕 temper平和的性情good〔bad〕 temper好〔坏〕心情介词+～in a temper闹脾气,生气a fit of temper一阵脾气

词组短语

bad temper

坏脾气；暴躁

temper mill

平整机

hot temper

急躁的脾气

in a temper

在盛怒之下；发着脾气

lose your temper

发脾气

temper justice with mercy

恩威并施

temper tantrum

乱发脾气；[医]暴怒发作

in a bad temper

脾气坏，性子不好；心情不好

ill temper

火爆性子，坏脾气

short temper

暴躁脾气；急性子

temper brittleness

回火脆性

out of temper

发脾气；生气；发怒的

同近义词辨析

nature, complexion, personality, disposition, character, temper

这组词都有“性格、气质、性情、习性”的意思，其区别是：

nature

指天生的、不可改变性格。

complexion

指由思维方式、态度和情绪所决定的本质特征。

personality

主要指一个人稳定的心理特征。

disposition

书面用词，指人的主要爱好或思想、精神方面的重要习性、气质。也可指短暂的情绪。

character

指对个性或人格所作出的客观评价，常常与道德有关。

temper

指从感情方面体现出来，决定处理问题或应付形势的方式的性格或性情，这种性情可以是暂时的也可以长久的。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)He slammed the door in a temper.他生气地摔门。You should learn to keep your temper under control.你应该学会控制自己的脾气。They are of congenial temper.他们的性情相投。用作及物动词(vt.)If you temper criticism with reason,everyone can obey you.如果以说理来缓和批评，谁都会服从你。Mary tried to temper her father\'s anger with soothing words .玛丽力图用温柔的话语来平息他父亲的怒气。Short of being able to prove he\'s completely negligent, all we can do is our best to temper his actions.除了证明他在监护上的完全疏忽，我们只能尽*大努力调和他的行为。Difficult circumstances can temper one\'s will.艰苦的环境能磨练人的意志。He decided to temper himself in grass-roots unit.他已经决定到基层去锻炼。