- [countable, usually singular, uncountable]
if somebody has a temper, they become angry very easily 脾气；易怒的性情 to have a fiery/hot/violent temper 脾气暴躁/暴躁/暴躁 He must learn to control his temper. 他得学会捺住性子。 After an hour of waiting, tempers began to fray (= people began to get angry). 等了一个小时后，大伙儿开始冒火了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb2He has a nasty temper. 他脾气很坏。 He had to learn to keep his temper under control before he could become a teacher. 他得先学会控制自己的脾气，然后才能当老师。 Frayed tempers at the end of the match led to three players being sent off. 比赛近尾声时的急躁情绪导致3 名队员被罚下场。 Tempers flared as the traffic jam became worse. 随着交通堵塞状况的恶化，人们火气越来越大。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- explosive
- fierce
- …
- display
- fit
- flash
- …
- have
- control
- keep
- …
- flare
- rise
- cool
- …
- tantrum
- in a temper
- keep your temper in check
- keep your temper under control
- [countable, usually singular, uncountable]
a short period of feeling very angry 怒气；火气；阵怒 - in a temper
She says awful things when she's in a temper. 她一发脾气说话就难听。 He stormed out of the room in a temper. 他怒气冲冲地出了房间。 to fly into a temper 勃然大怒 She broke the plates in a fit of temper. 她一气之下把盘子摔碎了。 Some small children have terrible temper tantrums. 有些小孩子脾气暴躁。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- explosive
- fierce
- …
- display
- fit
- flash
- …
- have
- control
- keep
- …
- flare
- rise
- cool
- …
- tantrum
- in a temper
- keep your temper in check
- keep your temper under control
- in a temper
- [countable]
the way that you are feeling at a particular time 心情；情绪；性情；心境 Extra ExamplesShe regained her good temper after a chat. 聊天后她又恢复了好心情。 Peter's comments were responsible for her ill temper. 彼得的话让她心情不好。 I wasn't in the best of tempers when I arrived at the meeting. 我到达会场时情绪不很好。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- filthy
- foul
- …
- improve
- improve
- fray
- in a temper
- -tempered
(in adjectives 构成形容词 having a particular type of temper 有…脾气的；心情…的 good-/bad-tempered 脾气好的／坏的 a sweet-tempered child 性情温和的小孩
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- filthy
- foul
- …
- improve
- improve
- fray
- in a temper
Word OriginOld English temprian ‘bring something into the required condition by mixing it with something else’, from Latin temperare ‘mingle, restrain’. Sense development was probably influenced by Old French temprer ‘to temper, moderate’. The noun originally denoted a proportionate mixture of elements or qualities, also the combination of the four bodily humours, believed in medieval times to be the basis of temperament, hence senses (1) to (3) (late Middle English). Compare with temperament.
Idioms
have a quick/short temper
to become angry easily 性子急；容易发脾气
lose/keep your temper (with somebody)
to fail/manage to control your anger 发脾气；忍住怒火 She lost her temper with a customer and shouted at him. 她对一位顾客发了脾气，冲着他大喊大叫。 I struggle to keep my temper with the kids when they misbehave. 孩子们淘气时，我强捺住性子不发脾气。
Extra ExamplesShe loses her temper easily. 她动不动就发脾气。 I only just managed to keep my temper with him. 我勉强忍住没有对他发脾气。