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temper
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Derivatives :
n
temperability
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n
temperer
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adj
temperable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- temper
['tεmpər]
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1.
noun
[c/u]
脾气
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2.
vt.
[frm]
(moderate) 使缓和
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to be in a good/bad temper
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情绪好/坏
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to lose one's temper
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发怒
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to have a bad temper
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脾气坏
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- temper
[ˈtempər]
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1.
n.[u]
愤怒，暴怒
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His temper sparked like damp firewood.
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他像干柴遇到烈火一样大发脾气。
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2.
n.[c]
心情，情绪，性情
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Whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time.
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他是夸我还是骂我取决于他当时的心情。
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3.
n.[c/u]
脾气，易发怒
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His temper was well known to all his employees.
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他的脾气为他的全部员工所周知。
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4.
n.[u]
韧度，硬度
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5.
vt.
使硬化
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6.
vt.
使淬火，使回火
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7.
vt.
[Music]
调音
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8.
vt.
使缓和，使调和
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She tempered her criticism.
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她降低了她批评的调子。
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9.
vi.
克制，抑制
Collins English-English Dictionary
- temper
['tεmpə]
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1.
n
a frame of mind; mood or humour
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a good temper
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2.
n
a sudden outburst of anger; tantrum
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3.
n
a tendency to exhibit uncontrolled anger; irritability
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4.
n
a mental condition of moderation and calm (esp in the phrases keep one's temper, lose one's temper, out of temper)
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5.
n
the degree of hardness, elasticity, or a similar property of a metal or metal object
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6.
vt.
[tr]
to make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
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he tempered his criticism with kindly sympathy
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7.
vt.
to strengthen or toughen (a metal or metal article) by heat treatment, as by heating and quenching
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8.
vt.
[music]
to adjust the frequency differences between the notes of a scale on (a keyboard instrument) in order to allow modulation into other keys
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9.
vt.
to make such an adjustment to the pitches of notes in (a scale)
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10.
vt.
a rare word for adapt
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11.
vt.
an archaic word for mix
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12.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English temprian to mingle, (influenced by Old French temprer), from Latin temperare to mix, probably from tempus time
Examples
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a hot temper
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脾气暴躁
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a nasty temper
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坏脾气
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a sharp temper
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火暴的脾气
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to temper paints with oil
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调油彩
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to temper clay by moistening and kneading
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通过沾湿与捏来和粘土
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