Word

ill-tempered

adjective

脾气暴躁的；易怒的

核心释义

annoyed and irritable

坏脾气的同义词。；脾气暴躁的

The ill-tempered neighbor shouted at the children for playing in the yard.

那位脾气暴躁的邻居冲着在院子里玩的孩子们大喊大叫。

用法提示：ill-tempered 作定语修饰 neighbor，表示性情暴躁易怒。

My grandfather becomes ill-tempered whenever he misses his afternoon nap.

我爷爷只要没睡午觉就会变得脾气暴躁。

用法提示：ill-tempered 作表语，描述主语状态，意为易怒。

She was ill-tempered all morning because her flight had been delayed.

她整个早上都脾气很坏，因为她的航班延误了。

用法提示：ill-tempered 作表语，与 was 连用表示情绪暴躁。

作表语，描述人的性格。

He is ill-tempered.

他脾气暴躁。

作定语修饰名词。

an ill-tempered old man

一位脾气暴躁的老人

表示状态变化。

She became ill-tempered after the accident.

事故后她变得脾气暴躁。

易错句子He is ill-tempering his colleagues.正确表达He is ill-tempered with his colleagues.

“Ill-tempered” 是形容词，不能用作动词。应使用系动词 “be” 加形容词结构，并表示 “对...脾气暴躁”时，介词用 “with”。

易错句子His ill-tempered is a problem.正确表达His ill temper is a problem.

“Ill-tempered” 是形容词，不能直接作名词使用。名词形式是 “ill temper”，意为“坏脾气”。