temper

脾气；性情；心情

闹情绪；发脾气

（把金属、黏土）炼硬

（与with连用）冲淡；缓和；调剂

temper

(钢等)韧度, 回火, 性情, 脾气, 情绪, 心情, 调剂, 趋向

(冶金)回火、锻炼, 调和, 调节

temper

1. a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"

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2. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

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3. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

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4. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

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1. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"

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2. harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"

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3. adjust the pitch (of pianos)

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4. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

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5. restrain or temper

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