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T0097500 (tĕm′pər)v. tem·pered, tem·per·ing, tem·pers v.tr.1. To modify by the addition of a moderating element; moderate: "temper its doctrinaire logic with a little practical wisdom" (Robert H. Jackson). See Synonyms at moderate.2. To bring to a desired consistency, texture, hardness, or other physical condition by blending, admixing, or kneading: temper clay; paints that had been tempered with oil.3. To harden or strengthen (metal or glass) by application of heat or by heating and cooling.4. To strengthen through experience or hardship; toughen: soldiers who had been tempered by combat.5. Music To adjust (the pitch of an instrument) to a temperament.v.intr. To be or become tempered.n.1. A state of mind or emotion; disposition: an even temper.2. Calmness of mind or emotions; composure: lose one's temper.3. a. A tendency to become easily angry or irritable: a quick temper.b. Anger; rage: a fit of temper.4. A characteristic general quality; tone: heroes who exemplified the medieval temper; the politicized temper of the 1930s.5. a. The condition of being tempered.b. The degree of hardness and elasticity of a metal, chiefly steel, achieved by tempering.6. A modifying substance or agent added to something else.7. Archaic A middle course between extremes; a mean.

[Middle English temperen, from Old English temprian, from Latin temperāre, probably from variant of tempus, tempor-, time, season.]

tem′per·a·bil′i·ty n.tem′per·a·ble adj.tem′per·er n.

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(ˈtɛmpə) n1. a frame of mind; mood or humour: a good temper. 2. a sudden outburst of anger; tantrum3. a tendency to exhibit uncontrolled anger; irritability4. a mental condition of moderation and calm (esp in the phrases keep one's temper, lose one's temper, out of temper)5. (Metallurgy) the degree of hardness, elasticity, or a similar property of a metal or metal objectvb (tr) 6. to make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate: he tempered his criticism with kindly sympathy. 7. (Metallurgy) to strengthen or toughen (a metal or metal article) by heat treatment, as by heating and quenching8. (Music, other) music a. to adjust the frequency differences between the notes of a scale on (a keyboard instrument) in order to allow modulation into other keysb. to make such an adjustment to the pitches of notes in (a scale)9. a rare word for adapt10. an archaic word for mix[Old English temprian to mingle, (influenced by Old French temprer), from Latin temperāre to mix, probably from tempus time] ˈtemperable adj ˌtemperaˈbility n ˈtemperer n

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n. 1. a particular state of mind or feelings. 2. habit of mind, esp. with respect to irritability or patience; disposition: an even temper. 3. heat of mind or passion, shown in outbursts of anger, resentment, etc. 4. calm disposition; composure: to lose one's temper. 5. a substance added to modify other properties. 6. a. the degree of hardness and strength imparted to a metal, as by quenching or treatment with heat. b. the operation of tempering metal. 7. Archaic. a middle course; compromise. 8. Obs. the character of a substance. v.t. 9. to moderate: to temper justice with mercy. 10. to soften or tone down. 11. to make suitable by or as if by blending. 12. to work into proper consistency, as clay or mortar. 13. to impart strength or toughness to (steel or cast iron) by heating and cooling. 14. to tune (a keyboard instrument) so as to make the tones available in different keys or tonalities. 15. Archaic. to blend in due proportions. 16. Archaic. to pacify. v.i. 17. to be or become tempered. [before 1000; Middle English tempren, Old English temprian < Latin temperāre to restrain oneself, adjust, temper] tem′per•a•ble, adj. tem′per•er, n.

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acerbic - Often describes a sharp or biting mood, temper, tone, or wit; acerbity is normally a bit less sharp than sarcasm.
tirret - An outburst of temper.
mansuetude - Tameness or sweetness of temper.
tamper - First meant "to work in clay" or "temper in clay."

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Past participle: tempered
Gerund: tempering

Imperative
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Present
I temper
you temper
he/she/it tempers
we temper
you temper
they temper

Preterite
I tempered
you tempered
he/she/it tempered
we tempered
you tempered
they tempered

Present Continuous
I am tempering
you are tempering
he/she/it is tempering
we are tempering
you are tempering
they are tempering

Present Perfect
I have tempered
you have tempered
he/she/it has tempered
we have tempered
you have tempered
they have tempered

Past Continuous
I was tempering
you were tempering
he/she/it was tempering
we were tempering
you were tempering
they were tempering

Past Perfect
I had tempered
you had tempered
he/she/it had tempered
we had tempered
you had tempered
they had tempered

Future
I will temper
you will temper
he/she/it will temper
we will temper
you will temper
they will temper

Future Perfect
I will have tempered
you will have tempered
he/she/it will have tempered
we will have tempered
you will have tempered
they will have tempered

Future Continuous
I will be tempering
you will be tempering
he/she/it will be tempering
we will be tempering
you will be tempering
they will be tempering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tempering
you have been tempering
he/she/it has been tempering
we have been tempering
you have been tempering
they have been tempering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tempering
you will have been tempering
he/she/it will have been tempering
we will have been tempering
you will have been tempering
they will have been tempering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tempering
you had been tempering
he/she/it had been tempering
we had been tempering
you had been tempering
they had been tempering

Conditional
I would temper
you would temper
he/she/it would temper
we would temper
you would temper
they would temper

Past Conditional
I would have tempered
you would have tempered
he/she/it would have tempered
we would have tempered
you would have tempered
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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	temper - a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"irritation, piquevexation, annoyance, chafe - anger produced by some annoying irritation
	2.	temper - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"humour, mood, humorfeeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"peeve - an annoyed or irritated moodsulk, sulkiness - a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk"amiability, good humor, good humour, good temper - a cheerful and agreeable moodill humor, ill humour, distemper - an angry and disagreeable mood
	3.	temper - a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"pettishness, snappishness, surliness, biliousness, peevishness, irritabilityill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent dispositionquerulousness - the quality of being given to complaining
	4.	temper - the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before crackingtoughnesselasticity, snap - the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"
Verb	1.	temper - bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"anneal, normalizeharden, indurate - make hard or harder; "The cold hardened the butter"
	2.	temper - harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"hardenmodify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
	3.	temper - adjust the pitch (of pianos)adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
	4.	temper - make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"mollify, seasonweaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
	5.	temper - restrainchasten, moderatealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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noun1. irritability, anger, irascibility, passion, resentment, irritation, annoyance, petulance, surliness, ill humour, peevishness, hot-headedness I hope he can control his temper.
irritability goodwill, contentment, good humour2. frame of mind, character, nature, attitude, mind, mood, constitution, humour, vein, temperament, tenor, disposition He's known for his placid temper.3. rage, fury, bad mood, passion, paddy (Brit. informal), wax (informal, chiefly Brit.), tantrum, bate (Brit. slang), fit of pique She was still in a temper when I arrived.4. self-control, composure, cool (slang), calm, good humour, tranquillity, coolness, calmness, equanimity I've never seen him lose his temper.
self-control anger, fury, wrath, irritation, indignation, agitation, pique, bad mood, excitability, vexation, grumpiness, irascibility, foul humourverb1. moderate, restrain, tone down, calm, soften, soothe, lessen, allay, mitigate, abate, assuage, mollify, soft-pedal (informal), palliate, admix He had to learn to temper his enthusiasm.
moderate intensify, arouse, heighten, excite, stir, provoke, aggravate2. strengthen, harden, toughen, anneal a new way of tempering glass
strengthen soften

temper

verbTo make or become less severe or extreme:moderate, mute, qualify, soften, subdue, tame, tone down.noun1. A person's customary manner of emotional response:complexion, disposition, humor, nature, temperament.2. A temporary state of mind or feeling:frame of mind, humor, mood, spirit (used in plural), vein.3. A tendency to become angry or irritable:irascibility, irascibleness, spleen, temperament, tetchiness.Informal: dander.Slang: short fuse.Idiom: low boiling point.4. An angry outburst:fit, huff, passion, tantrum.Informal: conniption, conniption fit.5. A prevailing quality, as of thought, behavior, or attitude:climate, mood, spirit, tone.

Translations

脾气使回火使缓和使软化心情

temper

(ˈtempə) noun1. a state of mind; a mood or humour. He's in a bad temper.心情2. a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry. He has a terrible temper.脾气3. a state of anger. She's in a temper.怒气 verb1. to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling. The steel must be carefully tempered.使回火2. to soften or make less severe. One must try to temper justice with mercy. 使软化，使缓和 -tempered having a (certain) state of mind. good-tempered; mean-tempered; sweet-tempered. ...脾气的 keep one's temper not to lose one's temper. He was very annoyed but he kept his temper.忍住性子lose one's temper to show anger. He lost his temper and shouted at me.发脾气

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short temper

A tendency to become angered, enraged, or upset very quickly or easily. I'm usually a pretty calm person, but whenever I start driving, I find I have such a short temper. That short temper of yours is going to get you into trouble one of these days.See also: short, temper

temper tantrum

An extreme and childish display of unreasonable anger, frustration, or distemper. I can't believe you threw a temper tantrum like that just because I didn't want to go see some movie with you! Becca's been having really bad temper tantrums lately. I guess she's just going into the "terrible twos."See also: tantrum, temper

throw a (temper) tantrum

To have an outburst of childish or unreasonable anger, frustration, or ill temper. I was so embarrassed when Danny started throwing a tantrum in the grocery store. You're adults, not children, and throwing a temper tantrum every time something doesn't go your way is not the way to address things.See also: tantrum, throw

quick temper

A tendency to become angered, enraged, or upset very quickly or easily. I'm usually a pretty calm person, but whenever I start driving I find I have such a quick temper.See also: quick, temper

tempers frayed

Things became tense among people; people lost their tempers. Tempers frayed at Thanksgiving when Uncle Stu and Aunt Marsha started arguing about politics.See also: fray, temper

fly into a rage

To become uncontrollably angry; to lose control of one's temper. Samantha flew into a rage when she heard that her brother would be getting the family's old car. I know you're upset, but there's no point flying into a rage like that. It was just an honest mistake.See also: fly, rage

lose (one's) temper

To become angered, enraged, or upset due to some provocation; to have an outburst upon losing one's patience. I'm usually a pretty calm person, but whenever I start driving, I find I lose my temper at the slightest inconvenience. When we were kids, my dad lost his temper a lot, but he's mellowed out since then.See also: lose, temper

fly into a temper

To become uncontrollably angry; to lose control of one's temper. Samantha flew into a temper when she heard that her brother would be getting the family's old car. I know you're upset, but there's no point flying into a temper like that. It was just an honest mistake.See also: fly, temper

keep (one's) temper

To refrain from becoming angered, enraged, or upset due to some provocation; to maintain control of one's composure despite being angry or upset. You're a good driver, but you need to do a better job of keeping your temper when other drivers make mistakes. It's hard to keep my temper with the kids after being kept awake by them all night long.See also: keep, temper

hold (one's) temper

To refrain from becoming angered, enraged, or upset due to some provocation; to maintain control of one's composure despite being angry or upset. You're a good driver, but if you don't do a better job of holding your temper when other drivers make mistakes, you're going to end up causing a crash some day. It's hard to hold my temper with the kids after being kept awake by them all night long.See also: hold, temper

temper (something) with (something)

1. To harden or strengthen some material through the application of something. The blacksmith tempers the metal with extreme heat followed by a quenching in cold water to make the blades incredibly hard. Our screen protectors are made of glass that has been tempered with a proprietary blend of chemicals.2. To bring something to the desired physical condition by blending or admixing with something else. We temper the paint with oil to make it water resistant. The artist revealed that she tempers her clay with mica to achieve the unique sparkle in her pottery.3. To use something make something else less intense, extreme, or severe; to moderate something with something else. We've got to temper investors' expectations with realistic projections of our growth potential. We tried to temper the news that their grandmother had passed away with a trip to an ice cream parlor.See also: temper

fly into a rage

Fig. to become enraged suddenly. When he heard the report, he flew into a rage. We were afraid that she would fly into a rage.See also: fly, rage

keep one's temper

and hold one's temperto hold back an expression of anger. (The opposite of lose one's temper.) She should have learned to keep her temper when she was a child. Sally got thrown off the team because she couldn't hold her temper.See also: keep, temper

lose one's temper (at someone or something)

Fig. to become angry at someone or something. Lisa lost her temper and began shouting at Bob. I hate to lose my temper at someone. I always end up feeling guilty.See also: lose, temper

quick temper

and short temper; short fusea bad temper that can be easily aroused. Tyler has a quick temper and doesn't mind letting everyone see it.See also: quick, temper

temper something with something

1. Fig. to harden something, such as metal, with something. You have to temper the metal pieces with very high heat. The sheet of metal was tempered by the application of great pressure. 2. Fig. to soften the impact of something, such as news, with something. We can temper this disaster story a bit with a picture of the happy survivors. The news story was tempered with a paragraph of explanation and justification.See also: temper

hold one's temper

Also, keep one's temper. Refrain from expressing violent anger, maintain composure or poise. For example, Billy has to learn to hold his temper when he's frustrated, or If the chairman can keep his temper, the matter will get settled. [c. 1700] For an antonym, see lose one's temper. See also: hold, temper

lose one's temper

Also, lose it. Give way to violent anger, lose self-control. For example, When she found out what Ann had done, she lost her temper, or He arrived without that important check, and then I just lost it completely. The first term dates from the early 1800s; the second slangy locution dates from the mid-1900s. See also: lose, temper

fly into a ˈrage, ˈtemper, etc.

suddenly become very angry: She flies into a rage every time anybody suggests that she should stop working so hard.See also: fly

have a quick ˈtemper

become angry easily: Just be careful how you tell him — he’s got a very quick temper and he’s quite scary when he’s angry! ▶ ˌquick-ˈtempered adj.: She’s quite a quick-tempered woman.See also: have, quick, temper

keep/lose your ˈtemper (with somebody)

manage/fail to control your anger: You must learn to keep your temper. ♢ He loses his temper very quickly if you argue with him.See also: keep, lose, temper

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noun irritability

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noun frame of mind

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noun rage

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noun self-control

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verb moderate

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verb strengthen

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verb to make or become less severe or extreme

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noun a person's customary manner of emotional response

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noun a temporary state of mind or feeling

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noun a tendency to become angry or irritable

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noun an angry outburst

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noun a prevailing quality, as of thought, behavior, or attitude

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noun a sudden outburst of anger

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noun a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

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