temper

noun

1. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

e.g. his temper was well known to all his employees

Synonym: biliousnessirritabilitypeevishnesspettishnesssnappishnesssurliness

2. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object
its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

Synonym: toughness

3. a sudden outburst of anger

e.g. his temper sparked like damp firewood

Synonym: piqueirritation

4. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

e.g. whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time
he was in a bad humor

Synonym: moodhumorhumour

verb

1. restrain

Synonym: chastenmoderate

2. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
moderate

e.g. she tempered her criticism

Synonym: seasonmollify

3. adjust the pitch (of pianos)

4. harden by reheating and cooling in oil

e.g. temper steel

Synonym: harden

5. bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling

e.g. temper glass

Synonym: annealnormalize

1. 坏脾气;暴脾气
If you refer to someone's temper or say that they have a temper, you mean that they become angry very easily.

e.g. He had a temper and could be nasty...
他脾气不大好，有时凶得很。
e.g. His short temper had become notorious...
他的臭脾气是出了名的。

2. 情绪;心情
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.

e.g. I was in a bad temper last night...
昨晚我心情不好。
e.g. He was in a very good temper...
他当时心情非常好。

3. 使缓和;使温和
To temper something means to make it less extreme.

e.g. For others, especially the young and foolish, the state will temper justice with mercy...
对待其他人时，尤其是年轻人和愚蠢的人，国家会刚柔并济。
e.g. He had to learn to temper his enthusiasm.
他得学着给自己的热情降温。

4. 发脾气/开始发火
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.

temper

e.g. She was still in a temper when Colin arrived...
科林到的时候，她气还没有消。
e.g. When I try to explain how I feel he just flies into a temper.
我刚要解释我心里是怎么想的，他就勃然大怒。

5. 发脾气;大发雷霆
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.

e.g. I've never seen him get cross or lose his temper...
我从未见过他生气或者发火。
e.g. I lost my temper and banged my book down on the desk.
我大发雷霆，把书砰地往课桌上一摔。

1. 回火：其它的条件还包括了在加热及淬火过程中大气本身的状况,以及进行热处理之前钢材本身的硬度. 拥有好的工程品质,以油来淬火的步骤如下:7. 在某一温度再回火(temper)一段时间. 现在我们来比比看一般的锻造者处理淬火的步骤:

2. 脾气：偏偏老天爷忽然发起脾气(temper)来,霎时间下起了倾盆大雨,白素贞和小青被淋得无处藏身,正发愁呢,突然只觉头顶多了一把伞,转身一看,只见一位温文尔雅、白净秀气的年轻书生撑着伞在为她们遮雨.

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3. 心情：近来心情(temper)郁闷,总有感慨无数. 一人闯荡在外,起初觉得挺酷. 如今回头一看,寂寞凄惨无助. 自小练文习武,觉得是个人物. 没想老大不小,仍然没人光顾. 少年(youngster)暗恋对象,早已嫁作人妇. 那天遇见街头,孩子叫我叔叔.