be bad-tempered
He is often bad-tempered in the morning.
他早上常常脾气不好。
脾气不好的；易怒的
脾气暴躁的；容易或习惯性发怒的
annoyed and irritable
脾气暴躁的；容易或习惯性发怒的
Of or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.
The new teacher is bad-tempered and often raises her voice at the students.
这位新老师脾气不好，经常对学生提高嗓门。
用法提示：bad-tempered 是形容词，表示“脾气不好的”，在句中作表语。
My father gets bad-tempered in traffic jams.
我父亲在堵车时脾气变得很坏。
用法提示：bad-tempered 作形容词，意为“易怒的”，用在系动词后作表语。
A bad-tempered neighbor complained about the music during the party.
一个脾气坏的邻居在派对期间抱怨音乐声。
用法提示：bad-tempered 是定语形容词，修饰 neighbor，表示“脾气不好的”。
He is often bad-tempered in the morning.
他早上常常脾气不好。
作定语修饰名词
She is a bad-tempered woman who complains constantly.
她是一个脾气不好的女人，总是抱怨。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a bad-tempered.
正确表达He is bad-tempered.
bad-tempered 是形容词，不能与不定冠词 a 连用作名词短语，应直接放在系动词后作表语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has a bad-tempered.
正确表达He has a bad temper.
bad-tempered 是形容词，不能作 have 的宾语，应使用名词短语 bad temper 表示'坏脾气'。
bad-tempered 指习惯性地脾气不好，持续时间较长；short-tempered 强调容易因小事突然发怒。
bad-tempered 侧重一贯的坏脾气；temperamental 侧重情绪多变，时好时坏。
bad-tempered 指脾气坏；bad-mannered 指行为举止无礼，与情绪无关。
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