| 单词 | temper |
| 释义 | temper (tempəʳ ) Word forms: tempers , tempering , tempered 1. variable noun B2 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. His short temper had become notorious. I hope he can control his temper. Synonyms: irritability, anger, irascibility, passion 2. variable noun [oft adjective NOUN, oft in NOUN] B2 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. I was in a bad temper last night. He was in a very good temper. In a fit of bad temper, Dougie threw the deep fat fryer overboard. Synonyms: rage, fury, bad mood, passion 3. verb To temper something means to make it less extreme. [formal] For others, especially the young and foolish, the state will temper justice with mercy. [VERB noun + with] He had to learn to temper his enthusiasm. [VERB noun] Synonyms: moderate, restrain, tone down, calm 4. in/into a temper phrase B2 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. She was still in a temper when Colin arrived. When I try to explain how I feel he just flies into a temper. 5. to lose your temper phrase B2 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. I've never seen him get cross or lose his temper. I lost my temper and banged my book down on the desk. Collocations: cool tempers If it was meant to try to cool tempers, the extended wait simply added to the tension. Times, Sunday Times Other commissioners sought to cool tempers. Times, Sunday Times The assurances have failed to cool tempers so far, with allies warning that the malaise runs deeper than the health reform. Times, Sunday Times That sort of tiredness leads to frayed tempers. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Because tempers are already frayed, you're reluctant to confront others on their excesses. Times, Sunday Times (2016) When tempers are frayed or feelings hurt you need to spell out that you are apologising. The Sun (2010) We developed specific rules regarding such things as loss of temper and complaining to game officials. Christianity Today As this kept happening, so my loss of temper became increasingly nuclear. Times, Sunday Times A loss of temper required a one-game suspension and an apology to the team. Christianity Today She'll put up with a bit of whingeing and self-pity, and my need for solitude, and (just about) my smoking, but loss of temper, that gets zero-tolerance, as it should. Times, Sunday Times We started off happily, but then this fearful loss of temper of my part arose. Times, Sunday Times He has a terrible temper and that makes me scared. The Sun I have a terrible temper and when it erupts, it's take-to-the-hills time. Times, Sunday Times He had a fearsome reputation and, apparently, a terrible temper. Times, Sunday Times She has terrible temper tantrums, even hitting her own head on the furniture if she doesn't get her own way. Times, Sunday Times He makes silly noises and faces and has a terrible temper. The Sun But her volatile temper cost her an extra 16½ years inside — which she thinks she may have been spared had her condition been recognised earlier on. The Sun His mercurial temperament and volatile temper sometimes grated against his employers' nerves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Volatile tempers flare in numerous fight scenes. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 脾气 Japanese: かんしゃく |
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