temperamental

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtemperamentaltem‧pe‧ra‧men‧tal /ˌtempərəˈmentl◂/ adjective 1 EMOTIONALlikely to suddenly become upset, excited, or angry – used to show disapproval Preston is particularly good at handling temperamental people.2 BROKENa machine, system etc that is temperamental does not always work properly Sorry if the heater’s a bit temperamental.3 CHARACTER/PERSONALITYrelating to the emotional part of someone’s character serious temperamental differences between the couple —temperamentally adverbExamples from the Corpustemperamental• The Prince was not as temperamental as his father.• Surely temperamental exchanges of this nature should occur somewhat later in a relationship.• our temperamental housekeeper• Jo's car is very temperamental in the mornings. Sometimes it starts and sometimes it doesn't.• The only heating was from a temperamental iron stove in the centre of each hut.• Claire Chennault was the temperamental opposite of Stilwell.• Mike and Louis are temperamental opposites.• I am not prone to emotional or temperamental reactions in victory or defeat.• His top offensive threats are two temperamental sophomores, and he made a major schematic shift in midseason.• The concert was good, despite a temperamental sound system.• This may be due to parental management techniques but may also be due to the temperamental state of the child.

单词	temperamental
释义	temperamental From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtemperamentaltem‧pe‧ra‧men‧tal /ˌtempərəˈmentl◂/ adjective 1 EMOTIONALlikely to suddenly become upset, excited, or angry – used to show disapproval Preston is particularly good at handling temperamental people.2 BROKENa machine, system etc that is temperamental does not always work properly Sorry if the heater’s a bit temperamental.3 CHARACTER/PERSONALITYrelating to the emotional part of someone’s character serious temperamental differences between the couple —temperamentally adverbExamples from the Corpustemperamental• The Prince was not as temperamental as his father.• Surely temperamental exchanges of this nature should occur somewhat later in a relationship.• our temperamental housekeeper• Jo's car is very temperamental in the mornings. Sometimes it starts and sometimes it doesn't.• The only heating was from a temperamental iron stove in the centre of each hut.• Claire Chennault was the temperamental opposite of Stilwell.• Mike and Louis are temperamental opposites.• I am not prone to emotional or temperamental reactions in victory or defeat.• His top offensive threats are two temperamental sophomores, and he made a major schematic shift in midseason.• The concert was good, despite a temperamental sound system.• This may be due to parental management techniques but may also be due to the temperamental state of the child.
随便看	not mind what/who/where etc not mind where etc not mind who etc not mix not more than not move a muscle not much not much not much etc competition not much in the way of ) not much/enough in the way of something) not my idea of not my idea of something not nearly not nearly near enough not nearly/nowhere near enough not necessarily not none of concern not not not that keen on not not one not not rate chances not not very that keen on not now not nowhere near enough not on your life