Word
ill-tempered
adjective
脾气暴躁的；易怒的
annoyed and irritable
- 1.
Synonym of bad-tempered.
坏脾气的同义词。
坏脾气的同义词。；脾气暴躁的
In use
The ill-tempered neighbor shouted at the children for playing in the yard.
My grandfather becomes ill-tempered whenever he misses his afternoon nap.
She was ill-tempered all morning because her flight had been delayed.
be ill-tempered
作表语，描述人的性格。
He is ill-tempered.
他脾气暴躁。
ill-tempered + noun
作定语修饰名词。
an ill-tempered old man
一位脾气暴躁的老人
become ill-tempered
表示状态变化。
She became ill-tempered after the accident.
事故后她变得脾气暴躁。
Common mistakes
He is ill-tempering his colleagues.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”。
His ill-tempered is a problem.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”。
Connections
Confusing words
- bad-tempered
- 脾气坏的 · 和ill-tempered几乎同义，但bad-tempered更口语化，ill-tempered较正式
- irritable
- 易怒的 · ill-tempered指一贯的脾气暴躁，irritable指因具体原因而容易恼火的状态
Word family
- ill-temper
- 坏脾气 · n
- ill-temperedness
- 脾气暴躁 · n
- ill-temperedly
- 脾气暴躁地 · adv
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.