temper n. 1.气质;性情,脾气。 2.情绪,心情;激动的情绪,激愤,暴躁。 3.特征,倾向。 4.(黏土的)黏度;(灰泥的)稠度;(钢等的)锻炼;淬硬,回火;淬火度;含碳量;硬度;韧度。 5.中和剂;调和剂;增效剂。 6.〔古语〕适中,中庸,中和。 an equal [even, a calm] temper 性情平和。 a hot [quick, short, fiery] temper 急躁的脾气。 (be) in a (bad) temper 发着脾气,生着气。 (be) in a good temper 心情好。 get [go, fly] into [in] a temper 发怒,发脾气。 (get) out of temper 动气,发怒。 in a fit of temper 在发怒中。 in a good [bad] temper 在平静[不快]的心情中。 keep [control] one's temper 忍气。 lose one's temper 发脾气,动怒。 lost temper 退火[减低硬度]。 put sb. out of temper 惹怒某人。 show temper=get out of temper. the temper of the modern Chinese painting 近代中国绘画的倾向。 vt. 1.调和,使缓和,调节;减轻,镇定。 2.揉和(黏土等);【冶金】使回火;硬化(玻璃);〔转〕锻炼;【音乐】(按平均律)调音。 temper justice with mercy 恩威并施。 tempered [tempering] steel 回火钢。 a well-tempered sword 锻造得极好的剑。 vi. 变柔软;(金属)经回火后具有适当韧度。
quick n. 奎克〔姓氏〕。 adj. 1.快,迅速的,急速的 (opp. slow); 短时间的。 2.敏捷的;机敏的,聪明的,伶俐的;(眼睛等)敏锐的。 3.生动的,活泼的。 4.性急的,易怒的,易发脾气的。 5.〔古、方〕活着的;(水等)流动的;有孕的(尤指胎动期)。 6.含矿石的;(资本等)生利的;〔美国〕(商品等)可立即转换成现金的。 7.〔古语〕(火烧得)旺盛的,(火焰)熊熊的。 8.(路)弯的,(坡)陡的。 He did a quick mile. 他用快步走了一英里。 a quick march 【军事】齐步行进。 Q- at meal, quick at work. 吃得快,做得快。 Be quick! 赶快! a quick child 伶俐的孩子。 a quick eye 慧眼。 a quick temper 急性子。 quick wits 急智,机智。 a quick hedge 活篱,树篱。 quick water 〔罕用语〕流水。 in quick succession 紧接着。 be quick at figures 算得快。 be quick on the draw 1. 动辄就拿出武器。 2. 〔美俚〕脑子快。 quick and dirty 粗制滥造的,质量很差的。 quick of hearing [sight] 耳朵[眼睛]尖的。 quick of temper =quickto take offence 易怒的。 quick with child 〔原作 with quick child 〕感到胎动。 adv. 快速。 as quick as thought [lightning] 一眨眼工夫,霎时间,风驰电掣般。 n. 1.(有感觉的)活肉,(特指指甲下的)肉根,指甲肉;伤口的嫩皮;感情的中枢,感觉最敏锐的地方;痛处。 2.要害,本质;核心。 3.〔古语〕生物,活物。 4.彻头彻尾。 5.〔英国〕插条 (=quickset)。 the quick and the dead 生者与死者。 to the quick 1. 触到活肉 (cut the fingernail to the quick 剪指甲剪着了肉)。 2. 彻骨,入骨,痛切地。 3. 真正,彻头彻尾;道地 (He is a cockney to the quick. 他是道地的伦敦人。 He is a Tory to the quick. 他是一个彻头彻尾的保守党。 Your coolness cuts me to the quick. 你的冷淡真使我伤心)。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
Born in ireland in 1976 , farrell was known for his loud mouth and quick temper before he finished primary school 1976年出生于爱尔兰的法瑞尔,在小学毕业以前以其大声喧哗和暴躁脾气而闻名。
One matter connected with his management sometimes worried nicholas , and that was his quick temper together with his old hussar habit of making free use of his fists 在管理家务时,尼古拉有时感到苦恼,他性子暴躁,再加上骠骑兵的老习惯,动不动就挥拳头。
The firmness of her devotion to him was indeed almost pitiful ; quick tempered as she naturally was , nothing that he could say made her unseemly ; she sought not her own ; was not provoked ; thought no evil of his treatment of her 她对他那样忠心耿耿,简直让人感到可怜虽然她天生是一个脾气急躁的人,但是他对她说的话却没有让她失态她完全不顾自己,也没有因此着恼无论他怎样对待她,她都是这样。
Old times crowded fast back on me as i watched her bustling about - setting out the tea - tray with her best china , cutting bread and butter , toasting a tea - cake , and , between whiles , giving little robert or jane an occasional tap or push , just as she used to give me in former days . bessie had retained her quick temper as well as her light foot and good looks 我瞧着她忙乎着,摆好茶盘,拿出最好的瓷器,切好面包和奶油,烤好茶点吐司,不时还轻轻地拍一拍,推一推罗伯特或简,就象小时候对待我一样于是旧时的记忆又立刻浮上心头。贝茜的性子依然那么急,手脚依然那么轻,容貌依然那么姣好。