词汇 | temper |
释义 | temper /`tєmpɚ/ (过去式: tempered; 过去完成式: tempered; 现在进行式: tempering) v.t. To change or regulate; soften. 调节;调和;使柔和。 to temper a rebuke with a smile 以微笑缓和严斥。 The cold current from the poles tempers the intense heat of the equatorial regions. 两极之冷气流调剂赤道地区的酷热。 To mix to the proper degree of firmness or softness, as clay. 混合使软硬合度(如黏土)。 To bring to a proper degree of toughness or hardness. 锻炼(金属)。 to temper steel 锻炼钢铁。 Steel is tempered by heating it and cooling it suddenly and then heating it again till it has the proper degree of hardness. 炼钢乃交互运用骤冷骤热之方法以达到适合的硬度。 v.i. To become tempered. 缓和。 n. The state of a metal as to its hardness or toughness. 硬度。 The degree of firmness or softness in a properly proportioned mixture, as of clay or mortar. 黏度或硬度(如黏土或灰泥)。 Mental disposition. 性情;气质。 a mercurial temper 活泼多变的性情。 A state of feeling or frame of mind at a particular time. 脾气;心情。 Calmness of mind; composure. 冷静;心平气和。 to keep one's temper 忍气;不发怒。 Something added to another substance to change its nature. 调剂。 phrases fly [get] into a temper 勃然大怒。 in a good [bad] temper 心情好[坏]。 in a temper 在发脾气。 keep one's temper 忍住怒气。 lose [show] one's temper 动怒;生气。 out of temper [对某人]发脾气。 |
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