1 [C,U] if you have a temper you get angry very easily 易怒的性情;脾气:
Be careful of Paul. He's got quite a temper!小心保罗,他脾气很大!You must learn to control your temper.你必须学会控制你的脾气。
2 [C] the way you are feeling at a particular time 心情;情绪:
It's no use talking to him when he's in a bad temper.他在气头上的时候你跟他说话不管用。 [SYN] mood 同义词为mood
in a temper feeling very angry and not controlling your behaviour 发怒
keep/lose your temper to stay calm/to become angry 捺住性子;发脾气
☞Look at bad-tempered. 参看bad-tempered。
temper1/ˋtɛmpɚ; ˈtempə/n 1 [C,U] a tendency to become suddenly angry 暴躁脾气﹔坏脾气: Mark needs to learn to control his temper . 马克需要学会控制他的坏脾气。Robin has quite a temper . 罗宾的脾气很不好。I lost my temper and shouted at them. 我发脾气﹐对他们大喊起来。As a teacher, you have to be able to keep your temper (=not get angry) . 作为老师﹐你得能控制住自己的脾气。2 [singular 单数, U] the angry or happy way that you feel 心情: be in a bad/foul/good temper You’re certainly in a foul temper this morning. 今天早上你肯定心情不佳。3 in a temper very angry 非常生气: He was in a terrible temper. 他正在大发雷霆。BAD-TEMPERED
temper2v [T] formal to make something less severe or extreme【正式】使缓和﹔使温和
tempertempertemperstemperedtemperingnoun1If you have a temper, you get angry very easily: She must learn to control her temper.2the way you are feeling at a certain timesame meaningmood: Why are you in a bad temper?in a temperangry: She's in a temper because she's tired.lose your temperto suddenly become angry: She lost her temper with a customer and shouted at him.