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nounverb a violent/short/quick, etc. temper烈性子、急性子、火性子等 He must learn to control his temper. 他得学会捺住性子。 She broke the plates in a fit of temper. 她一气之下把盘子摔碎了。 After an hour of waiting, tempers began to fray (= people began to get angry). 等了一个小时后，大伙儿开始冒火了。 to fly into a temper勃然大怒 She says awful things when she's in a temper. 她一发脾气说话就难听。 Some small children have terrible temper tantrums. Come back when you're in a better temper. 心情好些时再回来。 to be in a bad/foul, etc. temper心情不好、很坏等 good-/bad-tempered脾气好的／坏的 a sweet-tempered child性情温和的小孩 She lost her temper with a customer and shouted at him. 她对一位顾客发了脾气，冲着他大喊大叫。 I struggle to keep my temper with the kids when they misbehave. 孩子们淘气时，我强捺住性子不发脾气。 Frayed tempers at the end of the match led to three players being sent off. He broke the chair in a fit of violent temper. He had to learn to keep his temper under control before he could become a teacher. He has a nasty temper. He stormed out of the room in a temper. I only just managed to keep my temper with him. I wasn’t in the best of tempers when I arrived at the meeting. Peter’s comments were responsible for her ill temper. She loses her temper at the drop of a hat. She loses her temper easily. She regained her good temper after a chat. Tempers flared as the traffic jam became worse. After an hour of waiting tempers began to fray. 等了一个小时后，大伙儿开始冒火了。 He has a short/quick temper. She says awful things when she’s in a temper. 她一发脾气说话就难听。 You must learn to control your temper. Justice must be tempered with mercy. 法外尚需施恩。 The hot sunny days were tempered by a light breeze. His delight was tempered by regret. tempered steel |