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temper
UK /ˈtempə/
US /ˈtempɚ/
n. 脾氣；易怒的性情
n. 容易發怒的性情，或生氣的情緒
v. 使某事不那麼強烈、極端或嚴重；緩和
v. 對金屬進行熱處理，使其具備適當硬度和韌性；回火
例句
He lost his temper when the drawer jammed again.
抽屜又卡住了，他大發脾氣。
Governments should temper enthusiasm for new technologies with careful consideration of their potential social consequences.
政府應仔細考慮新技術可能帶來的社會後果，藉此調節對新技術的熱情。
常用搭配
- lose your temper｜發脾氣
- keep your temper｜忍住怒氣
- a short temper｜急脾氣
- temper enthusiasm with caution｜以謹慎節制熱情
詞形與相關詞
temperamental (adj.) · tempering (n.)
用法提示
lose your temper 是發脾氣；動詞常用 temper A with B。