tempertem•per /'tempəʳ/

n

1. C 心情；性情；脾气

• in a good temper 心情好

• He's of a quick temper. 他脾气急躁。

2. U，用作单 怒气

• It's better to leave him alone when he's in a temper. 他发脾气的时候最好别理他。

• a fit of temper 发脾气

3. C,U 恶劣的心情，心绪焦躁

4. U (金属冶炼后的)韧度

词组fly (或get, go) into a temper 发脾气 have a temper 容易生气 keep (或control) one's temper 捺住性子 lose one's temper 发脾气

• She often lost her temper with her children. 她常常对孩子们发脾气。

out of temper (with sb.) 对某人发脾气

• The boss was out of temper with his secretary yesterday. 昨天老板对他的秘书大发脾气。

show temper 发脾气