temper
noun uk/ˈtem.pər/ us/ˈtem.pɚ/
B2 [ C often singular ]脾气；易怒
the tendency to become angry very quickly
She has a real temper. 她很容易发脾气。
He's got a really bad temper. 他的脾气真坏。
lose your temperB2 发脾气，发火
to suddenly become angry
The children behaved so badly that I lost my temper. 孩子们太不懂规矩了，我不由得发了火。
keep your temperC2 不发脾气；保持冷静
to succeed in staying calm and not becoming angry
I found it hard to keep my temper with so many things going wrong. 这么多的事情弄得一团糟，我很难不发脾气。
be in a bad, foul, etc. temper 生气，发怒
to be feeling angry
I'd stay away from her if I were you - she's in a foul temper. 我要是你就会避着她——她正在气头上。
[ S or U ] formal or literary心情，情绪
mood or emotional state
He appears to be a man of calm and even temper. 他看起来是一个脾气温和、平静的男人。
- More examples
- You're going to have to learn to control your temper.
- Her temper hasn't improved with age!
- His detractors claim that his fierce temper makes him unsuitable for party leadership.
- She has an explosive temper.
- In a fit of temper he hurled the book across the room.
Idiom
tempers get frayedidiom 互相发脾气
If you say that tempers are getting frayed, you mean that people are getting angry with each other.
temper
verb [ T ] uk/ˈtem.pər/ us/ˈtem.pɚ/
(REDUCE)
formal使缓和；使变温和；使变淡
to make something less strong, extreme, etc.
My enthusiasm for the venture was tempered by my knowledge of the hard work that would be involved. 当我了解到完成这个风险项目所要做的工作时，我的热情多少消退了一些。
I learned to temper my criticism. 我学会了批评别人时语气要缓和些。
(METAL)
使（金属）回火；锻造
to heat and then cool a metal in order to make it hard
tempered steel 回火钢