temper 音标拼音: [t'ɛmpɚ]
n . 脾气,心情,调剂,趋向,回火
vt . 锻炼,调剂,使缓和,使回火,调和
脾气,心情,调剂,趋向,回火锻炼,调剂,使缓和,使回火,调和
temper 回火
temper n 1 :
a sudden outburst of anger ; "
his temper sparked like damp firewood " [
synonym : {
pique }, {
temper }, {
irritation }]
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 " [
synonym : {
temper },
{
mood }, {
humor }, {
humour }]
3 :
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger ; "
his temper was well known to all his employees " [
synonym : {
temper },
{
biliousness }, {
irritability }, {
peevishness }, {
pettishness },
{
snappishness }, {
surliness }]
4 :
the elasticity and hardness of a metal object ;
its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking [
synonym : {
temper },
{
toughness }]
v 1 :
bring to a desired consistency ,
texture ,
or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling ; "
temper glass "
[
synonym : {
anneal }, {
temper }, {
normalize }]
2 :
harden by reheating and cooling in oil ; "
temper steel " [
synonym :
{
temper }, {
harden }]
3 :
adjust the pitch (
of pianos )
4 :
make more temperate ,
acceptable ,
or suitable by adding something else ;
moderate ; "
she tempered her criticism " [
synonym :
{
temper }, {
season }, {
mollify }]
5 :
restrain [
synonym : {
chasten }, {
moderate }, {
temper }]
Temper \
Tem "
per \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Tempered };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Tempering }.] [
AS .
temprian or OF .
temper ,
F .
temp ['
e ]
rer ,
and (
in sense 3 )
temper ,
L .
temperare ,
akin to tempus time .
Cf . {
Temporal }, {
Distemper }, {
Tamper }.]
1 .
To mingle in due proportion ;
to prepare by combining ;
to modify ,
as by adding some new element ;
to qualify ,
as by an ingredient ;
hence ,
to soften ;
to mollify ;
to assuage ;
to soothe ;
to calm .
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Puritan austerity was so tempered by Dutch indifference ,
that mercy itself could not have dictated a milder system . --
Bancroft .
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Woman !
lovely woman !
nature made thee To temper man :
we had been brutes without you .
--
Otway .
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But thy fire Shall be more tempered ,
and thy hope far higher .
--
Byron .
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She [
the Goddess of Justice ]
threw darkness and clouds about her ,
that tempered the light into a thousand beautiful shades and colors . --
Addison .
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2 .
To fit together ;
to adjust ;
to accomodate .
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Thy sustenance . . .
serving to the appetite of the eater ,
tempered itself to every man '
s liking .
--
Wisdom xvi .
21 .
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3 . (
Metal .)
To bring to a proper degree of hardness ;
as ,
to temper iron or steel .
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The tempered metals clash ,
and yield a silver sound .
--
Dryden .
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4 .
To govern ;
to manage . [
A Latinism &
Obs .]
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With which the damned ghosts he governeth ,
And furies rules ,
and Tartare tempereth . --
Spenser .
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5 .
To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly ,
as clay for making brick ,
loam for molding ,
etc .
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6 . (
Mus .)
To adjust ,
as the mathematical scale to the actual scale ,
or to that in actual use .
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Syn :
To soften ;
mollify ;
assuage ;
soothe ;
calm .
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Temper \
Tem "
per \,
n .
1 .
The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients ;
due mixture of different qualities ;
just combination ;
as ,
the temper of mortar .
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2 .
Constitution of body ;
temperament ;
in old writers ,
the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors ,
blood ,
choler ,
phlegm ,
and melancholy .
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The exquisiteness of his [
Christ '
s ]
bodily temper increased the exquisiteness of his torment .
--
Fuller .
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3 .
Disposition of mind ;
the constitution of the mind ,
particularly with regard to the passions and affections ;
as ,
a calm temper ;
a hasty temper ;
a fretful temper .
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Remember with what mild And gracious temper he both heared and judged .
--
Milton .
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The consequents of a certain ethical temper . --
J .
H .
Newman .
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4 .
Calmness of mind ;
moderation ;
equanimity ;
composure ;
as ,
to keep one '
s temper .
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To fall with dignity ,
with temper rise . --
Pope .
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Restore yourselves to your tempers ,
fathers . --
B .
Jonson .
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5 .
Heat of mind or passion ;
irritation ;
proneness to anger ;
--
in a reproachful sense . [
Colloq .]
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6 .
The state of a metal or other substance ,
especially as to its hardness ,
produced by some process of heating or cooling ;
as ,
the temper of iron or steel .
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7 .
Middle state or course ;
mean ;
medium . [
R .]
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The perfect lawgiver is a just temper between the mere man of theory ,
who can see nothing but general principles ,
and the mere man of business ,
who can see nothing but particular circumstances .
--
Macaulay .
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8 . (
Sugar Works )
Milk of lime ,
or other substance ,
employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar .
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{
Temper screw },
in deep well boring ,
an adjusting screw connecting the working beam with the rope carrying the tools ,
for lowering the tools as the drilling progresses .
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Syn :
Disposition ;
temperament ;
frame ;
humor ;
mood .
See {
Disposition }.
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Temper \
Tem "
per \,
v .
i .
1 .
To accord ;
to agree ;
to act and think in conformity .
[
Obs .] --
Shak .
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2 .
To have or get a proper or desired state or quality ;
to grow soft and pliable .
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I have him already tempering between my finger and my thumb ,
and shortly will I seal with him . --
Shak .
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313 Moby Thesaurus words for "
temper ":
Irish ,
abate ,
adjust ,
adjust to ,
allay ,
alleviate ,
alter ,
anger ,
animus ,
anneal ,
appease ,
aptitude ,
assuage ,
atmosphere ,
attain majority ,
attemper ,
attribute ,
aura ,
bad temper ,
balance ,
bank the fire ,
be tough ,
beef up ,
bent ,
besprinkle ,
bias ,
bloom ,
blunt ,
body -
build ,
box in ,
brace ,
brace up ,
brand ,
breathe ,
brew ,
buttress ,
calcify ,
callous ,
calmness ,
case harden ,
cast ,
character ,
characteristic ,
characteristics ,
chasten ,
chisel temper ,
churlishness ,
circumscribe ,
climate ,
color ,
come of age ,
come to maturity ,
complexion ,
composition ,
composure ,
condition ,
confirm ,
conniption ,
constituents ,
constitution ,
constrain ,
control ,
cool ,
coolness ,
cornify ,
crasis ,
cue ,
curb ,
cushion ,
damp ,
dampen ,
dander ,
de -
emphasize ,
deaden ,
decoct ,
develop ,
dharma ,
diathesis ,
die temper ,
dilute ,
diminish ,
disposition ,
downplay ,
dredge ,
drift ,
dull ,
dye ,
ease ,
eccentricity ,
endure ,
entincture ,
equanimity ,
ethos ,
extenuate ,
fiber ,
fierce temper ,
fiery temper ,
firm ,
firmness ,
fit ,
flavor ,
fledge ,
flower ,
fortify ,
fossilize ,
frame ,
frame of mind ,
fury ,
genius ,
gird ,
grain ,
grow ,
grow up ,
habit ,
hang tough ,
harden ,
hardness ,
hardness scale ,
heart ,
heat treating ,
hedge ,
hedge about ,
hot blood ,
hot temper ,
hotheadedness ,
hue ,
huffishness ,
humor ,
humors ,
idiosyncrasy ,
ilk ,
ill humor ,
ill temper ,
imbrue ,
imbue ,
impregnate ,
inclination ,
indenter ,
individualism ,
individuality ,
indurate ,
infiltrate ,
infuse ,
instill ,
invigorate ,
irascibility ,
ire ,
irritability ,
irritable temper ,
keep within bounds ,
kidney ,
kind ,
lapidify ,
lay ,
leaning ,
leave the nest ,
leaven ,
lenify ,
lessen ,
lighten ,
limit ,
lithify ,
make ,
makeup ,
mature ,
mellow ,
mental set ,
mettle ,
mind ,
mind -
set ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
modify ,
modulate ,
mold ,
mollify ,
mood ,
morale ,
narrow ,
nature ,
nerve ,
note ,
obtund ,
orientation ,
ossify ,
outburst ,
outlook ,
pacify ,
paddy ,
palliate ,
passion ,
peculiarity ,
peevishness ,
penetrate ,
permeate ,
personality ,
pervade ,
petrify ,
petulance ,
physique ,
play down ,
posture ,
precipitation hardening ,
predilection ,
predisposition ,
preference ,
proclivity ,
prop ,
propensity ,
property ,
qualify ,
quality ,
rage ,
razor temper ,
reach manhood ,
reach twenty -
one ,
reach voting age ,
reduce ,
reduce the temperature ,
refresh ,
regulate by ,
reinforce ,
reinvigorate ,
relax ,
restrain ,
restrengthen ,
restrict ,
ripen ,
sang -
froid ,
saturate ,
saw file temper ,
season ,
self -
control ,
self -
possession ,
set ,
set conditions ,
set limits ,
set temper ,
settle down ,
shore up ,
short temper ,
slacken ,
slant ,
slow down ,
smother ,
sober ,
sober down ,
soften ,
solidity ,
somatotype ,
soothe ,
sort ,
soundness ,
spindle temper ,
spirit ,
spirits ,
spunkiness ,
stability ,
stamp ,
state ,
state of mind ,
staunchness ,
steel ,
steep ,
stiffen ,
stifle ,
stoutness ,
strain ,
streak ,
strengthen ,
stripe ,
sturdiness ,
style ,
subdue ,
suchness ,
suffuse ,
support ,
suppress ,
surliness ,
sustain ,
system ,
tame ,
tantrum ,
temper tantrum ,
temperament ,
tempering ,
tendency ,
tenor ,
timbre ,
tincture ,
tinge ,
toga virilis ,
tone ,
tone down ,
tool temper ,
toughen ,
transfuse ,
trend ,
tune down ,
turn ,
turn of mind ,
twist ,
type ,
undergird ,
underplay ,
vein ,
vitrify ,
volatility ,
warm temper ,
warp ,
wax ,
way ,
weaken
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