| 释义 |
Adjective: tempering tempuring- Moderating by making more temperate
Noun: tempering tempuring- Hardening something by heat treatment
- annealing
Verb: temper tempu(r)- Bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
"temper glass"
- anneal, normalize, normalise [Brit] - Harden by reheating and cooling in oil
"temper steel"
- harden - Adjust the pitch (of pianos)
- Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
"she tempered her criticism"
- season, mollify - Restrain
- chasten, moderate
Derived forms: temperings See also: moderating, temperance Type of: adjust, alter, change, correct, harden, hardening, indurate, modify, set, weaken Encyclopedia: Temper Tempering |