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temper

/ˈtɛmpɚ/

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noun

plural -pers

[count] :the tendency of someone to become angry

She has a bad/hot/quick/terrible/violent temper.

That boy has quite a temper.

He needs to learn to control his temper.

Tempers flared [=people became angry] and a fight broke out.

After months of delays, tempers began to fray. [=people began to get angry] - see also short temper

a state of being angry [noncount]

She hit him in a fit of temper. [singular]

He slammed the door and left in a temper.

[count] :calmness of mind :composure

I lost my temper [=got angry] (with him) and yelled at him.

It's often difficult for parents not to lose their tempers.

He was upset but kept his temper. [=remained calm; did not become angry, begin shouting, etc.]

[singular] the way that a person is feeling at a particular time :mood

He is in a pleasant/foul temper.

the usual attitude, mood, or behavior of a person or animal

a dog with a good/bad temper [=temperament, disposition]

She has an even temper. [=she does not easily become angry, upset, etc.] - see also tempered

[noncount] formal :the ideas, attitudes, etc., that a group of people have especially during a particular period of time

Her novels capture the temper of the times.

verb

-pers; -pered; -pering

[+ obj] formal :to make (something) less severe or extreme

Higher interest rates have tempered [=lessened] the demand for new houses. - often + with or by

He tempered his criticism with a few words of encouragement. = He tempered his criticism by adding a few words of encouragement. - often used as (be) tempered

He believes in justice tempered with mercy.

technical :to cause (something, such as steel or glass) to become hard or strong by heating it and cooling it

The steel/glass must be properly tempered. - see also tempered

* Các từ tương tự:
tempera, temperament, temperamental, temperance, temperate, temperature, tempered