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temper是什么意思

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temper 是什么意思

音标:[ 'tempə ]  
过去式:tempered   过去分词:tempered   名词复数:tempers   现在分词:tempering   

中文翻译与英英解释

n.
1.气质;性情,脾气。
2.情绪,心情;激动的情绪,激愤,暴躁。
3.特征,倾向。
4.(黏土的)黏度;(灰泥的)稠度;(钢等的)锻炼;淬硬,回火;淬火度;含碳量;硬度;韧度。
5.中和剂;调和剂;增效剂。
6.〔古语〕适中,中庸,中和。
短语和例子
an equal [even, a calm] temper 性情平和。 a hot [quick, short, fiery] temper 急躁的脾气。 (be) in a (bad) temper 发着脾气,生着气。 (be) in a good temper 心情好。 get [go, fly] into [in] a temper 发怒,发脾气。 (get) out of temper 动气,发怒。 in a fit of temper 在发怒中。 in a good [bad] temper 在平静[不快]的心情中。 keep [control] one's temper 忍气。 lose one's temper 发脾气,动怒。 lost temper 退火[减低硬度]。 put sb. out of temper 惹怒某人。 show temper=get out of temper. the temper of the modern Chinese painting 近代中国绘画的倾向。
vt.
1.调和,使缓和,调节;减轻,镇定。
2.揉和(黏土等);【冶金】使回火;硬化(玻璃);〔转〕锻炼;【音乐】(按平均律)调音。
短语和例子
temper justice with mercy 恩威并施。 tempered [tempering] steel 回火钢。 a well-tempered sword 锻造得极好的剑。
vi.
变柔软;(金属)经回火后具有适当韧度。
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"
同义词:biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness,

the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
同义词:toughness,

a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"
同义词:pique, irritation,

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"
同义词:mood, humor, humour,

restrain
同义词:chasten, moderate,

make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
同义词:season, mollify,

adjust the pitch (of pianos)

harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"
同义词:harden,

bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
同义词:anneal, normalize,

Temperare (to mix correctly) is the Latin origin of words like "temperature" and "tempering"; it and "tempo" come, in turn, from tempus (time or season). Thus, the word "temper" can refer (at least informally) to any time- and temperature-sensitive process (as for chocolate tempering or tempered glass), a material's thermo-mechanical history, or even its composition.

例句与用法

1.Do n't lose your temper over such a trifle ..
不要为这点小事发脾气。

2.With an effort he controlled his temper .
他竭力按捺住自己的怒气。

3.Everybody disliked him because of his hot temper .
大家都嫌他脾气太急。

4.He lost his temper and struck out wildly .
他大发脾气,疯狂地出手打人。

5.The temper of the clay was right for shaping .
这粘土的硬度适于塑形了。

6.He often loses his temper for nothing .
他常常无缘无故地使性子。

7.He keeps his temper despite the provocation .
他虽被挑激,但仍忍住怒气。

8.She simply continued to be mild in her temper .
只是她的性格仍温和娴静。

9.When the hell did i lose my temper ?
我他妈的什么时候发火来着?

10.He could never keep his temper within bounds .
他从来不会克制自己的脾气。

 
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