
n.脾氣;性情
vt.使緩和;調和;鍛煉
He slammed the door in a temper. 他生氣地摔門。
You should learn to keep your temper under control. 你應該學會控制自己的脾氣。
They are of congenial temper. 他們的性情相投。
用作及物動詞 (vt.)If you temper criticism with reason,everyone can obey you. 如果以說理來緩和批評,誰都會服從你。
Short of being able to prove he's completely negligent, all we can do is our best to temper his actions. 除了證明他在監(jiān)護上的完全疏忽,我們只能盡最大努力調和他的行為。
Difficult circumstances can temper one's will. 艱苦的環(huán)境能磨練人的意志。
He decided to temper himself in grass-roots unit. 他已經(jīng)決定到基層去鍛煉。