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单词 ill temper
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Definition of ill temper in English:

ill temper

noun
mass noun
  • Irritability; anger.

    her normal ill temper was exacerbated by discomfort
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He didn't eat right, didn't exercise, was susceptible to long hours of simmering ill temper.
    • Lucas tells us that, while Spinoza did not condemn marriage, he rejected it for himself, perhaps fearing the ill temper of a woman, and in any case recognizing in matrimony a threat to his scholarly interests.
    • Well, major - if you think that is major, by comparison with the rudeness, ill temper, anger, that I have seen over the years in courts, this is minor.
    • Diabetes campaigners also stressed last night that while the illness can affect concentration and cause ill temper and fatigue, there is no reason a sufferer, with the help of insulin injections, cannot play a full Cabinet role.
    • Despite his ill temper, however, every day that he spends in the calm atmosphere of the peaceful village seems to soften him.
    • Even though he knew Tom's ill temper was more likely caused by the early hour, than any real irritation with the hound, he was not willing to see his brother harm his new friend.
    • Wang Lung is distressed because he does not know what to do with his son's ill temper.
    • Nor have his bluster and ill temper improved matters.
    • The group spends a pleasant day at Mr. Knightley's home, the only uneasiness caused by Miss Fairfax's leaving early, then by Mr. Churchill's ill temper.
    • The faithful air shield does not allow David to hear the ill temper in her voice.
    • Mathian's face darkened, but then he made himself draw a deep breath as the older knight's reply fanned his ill temper afresh.
    • Beware of ego conflicts, rashness and ill temper.
    • This minor ailment is lending itself to restless sleep, a messed-up palate (last night's dinner was nothing but dessert) and general ill temper, all just in time for the shopping days before Christmas.
    • Between 1849 and 1854 she published three travel books of singular ill temper.
    • Within days my energy levels pick up, and my tendency to ill temper and irritability fades away.
    • Dehydration can lead to sugar cravings, fatigue, and an ill temper marked by edginess and cloudy thinking.
    • An outburst of ill temper on hearing of British collapse in the Burma campaign was entirely uncharacteristic.
    • His fierceness of spirit was composed of two elements, a serious Calvinistic desire to denounce evil and a habitual nervous ill temper, for which he often reproached himself but which he never managed to defeat.
    • Sometimes these debates degenerate into ill temper, but this time we seem to have found a few bits of common ground.
    • Despite his ill temper, Jane's ‘loving and generous soul,’ and her ‘unselfish, angelic nature’ have helped her to return Paul's slights with thoughtful acts of love.
    Synonyms
    bad mood, annoyance, irritation, vexation, exasperation, indignation, huff, moodiness, pet, pique, fit of pique, displeasure
    anger, crossness, fury, rage, outrage, bad temper, tantrum
    irritability, irascibility, peevishness, tetchiness, testiness, dyspepsia, spleen
    informal grump
    British informal paddy, strop
    North American informal blowout, hissy fit
    British informal, dated bate, wax
 
 

Definition of ill temper in US English:

ill temper

nounˈˌil ˈtempər
  • Irritability; anger.

    her normal ill temper was exacerbated by discomfort
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mathian's face darkened, but then he made himself draw a deep breath as the older knight's reply fanned his ill temper afresh.
    • He didn't eat right, didn't exercise, was susceptible to long hours of simmering ill temper.
    • Within days my energy levels pick up, and my tendency to ill temper and irritability fades away.
    • Even though he knew Tom's ill temper was more likely caused by the early hour, than any real irritation with the hound, he was not willing to see his brother harm his new friend.
    • Between 1849 and 1854 she published three travel books of singular ill temper.
    • Diabetes campaigners also stressed last night that while the illness can affect concentration and cause ill temper and fatigue, there is no reason a sufferer, with the help of insulin injections, cannot play a full Cabinet role.
    • Despite his ill temper, Jane's ‘loving and generous soul,’ and her ‘unselfish, angelic nature’ have helped her to return Paul's slights with thoughtful acts of love.
    • The faithful air shield does not allow David to hear the ill temper in her voice.
    • Sometimes these debates degenerate into ill temper, but this time we seem to have found a few bits of common ground.
    • This minor ailment is lending itself to restless sleep, a messed-up palate (last night's dinner was nothing but dessert) and general ill temper, all just in time for the shopping days before Christmas.
    • An outburst of ill temper on hearing of British collapse in the Burma campaign was entirely uncharacteristic.
    • Dehydration can lead to sugar cravings, fatigue, and an ill temper marked by edginess and cloudy thinking.
    • Well, major - if you think that is major, by comparison with the rudeness, ill temper, anger, that I have seen over the years in courts, this is minor.
    • Despite his ill temper, however, every day that he spends in the calm atmosphere of the peaceful village seems to soften him.
    • Nor have his bluster and ill temper improved matters.
    • His fierceness of spirit was composed of two elements, a serious Calvinistic desire to denounce evil and a habitual nervous ill temper, for which he often reproached himself but which he never managed to defeat.
    • Lucas tells us that, while Spinoza did not condemn marriage, he rejected it for himself, perhaps fearing the ill temper of a woman, and in any case recognizing in matrimony a threat to his scholarly interests.
    • The group spends a pleasant day at Mr. Knightley's home, the only uneasiness caused by Miss Fairfax's leaving early, then by Mr. Churchill's ill temper.
    • Wang Lung is distressed because he does not know what to do with his son's ill temper.
    • Beware of ego conflicts, rashness and ill temper.
    Synonyms
    bad mood, annoyance, irritation, vexation, exasperation, indignation, huff, moodiness, pet, pique, fit of pique, displeasure
 
 
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