tempered

英 ['tempəd] 美
  • adj. 缓和的,温和的;调节的;有…气质的
  • v. 调和(temper的过去分词)

TEM4 CET4 中低频词

英英释义


1. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment;
"a sword of tempered steel"
"tempered glass"
2. adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element;
"criticism tempered with kindly sympathy"

实用场景例句


When his headaches developed Nick became bad-tempered and even violent.
尼克出现头痛时脾气就变得很差,甚至还会动粗。

柯林斯例句

The early ambitions of youthful enthusiasm soon become tempered with realism.
之前年少时对理想抱负怀有的一腔热情很快便被现实浇灭。

柯林斯例句

It was a day of tense and often ill-tempered debate.
那天的辩论紧张激烈,常常火药味十足。

柯林斯例句

He was a happy, good-tempered child.
他是个快乐、好脾气的孩子。

柯林斯例句

He was normally a very even-tempered person.
他通常是个非常心平气和的人。

柯林斯例句

They seem less tense, more even-tempered.
他们看起来不那么紧张,更加平和了。

柯林斯例句

I'm a bit short-tempered sometimes.
我有时脾气有点暴躁。

柯林斯例句

They walked in bad-tempered silence.
他们心情很糟,一言不发地走着。

柯林斯例句

She gets very bad-tempered when she's tired.
她累的时候就爱发脾气。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

He grew more and more bad - tempered as the afternoon wore on.
随着下午一点点地过去,他的脾气也越来越坏.

《简明英汉词典》

A knife is sharpened on the grindstone; steel is tempered in fire.
刀在石上磨, 钢在火中炼.

《简明英汉词典》

They were careful to keep their distance from the ill - tempered professor.
他们都谨慎地避开这位坏脾气的教授.

《简明英汉词典》

He is good - tempered; he gets along well with everyone.
他脾气好, 和谁都合得来.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

He's a bit quick - tempered, but not difficult to get along with.
他只是脾气暴躁些, 并不难处.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

He is good - tempered and he gets along with everyone.
他脾气好,和谁都处得来.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

双语例句


1. My father, who had always been very self-controlled, became bad-tempered.
平素一直非常自制的父亲变得暴躁了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. When his headaches developed Nick became bad-tempered and even violent.
尼克出现头痛时脾气就变得很差,甚至还会动粗。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The early ambitions of youthful enthusiasm soon become tempered with realism.
之前年少时对理想抱负怀有的一腔热情很快便被现实浇灭。

来自柯林斯例句

4. It was a day of tense and often ill-tempered debate.
那天的辩论紧张激烈,常常火药味十足。

来自柯林斯例句

5. He sounded like an ill-tempered child.
他听起来像一个脾气暴躁的孩子。

来自柯林斯例句

英文词源


tempered (adj.)
1650s, "brought to desired hardness" (of metals, especially steel), past participle adjective from temper (v.). Meaning "toned down by admixture" is from 1650s; of music or musical instruments, "tuned," from 1727.