Word
short-tempered
/ʃɔːtˈtempəd/
adjective
易怒的；脾气暴躁的
Easily angered; quick to lose one's temper.
- 1.
Easily angered; frequently losing one's temper.
易怒的；经常发脾气的
易怒的；经常发脾气的；脾气坏的；易怒的
In use
He is known for being short-tempered, especially when he's tired.
She became short-tempered after working long hours.
My boss is so short-tempered that everyone fears making mistakes.
be short-tempered
She is short-tempered.
她脾气暴躁。
become short-tempered
He becomes short-tempered when he is stressed.
他在压力大时会变得脾气暴躁。
short-tempered with sb
通常用介词with引出对象。
The manager is short-tempered with the staff.
经理对员工脾气不好。
Common mistakes
He has a short-tempered.He is short-tempered.
short-tempered 是形容词，不能作名词；应使用 be 动词 + 形容词结构，或者用名词短语 a short temper。这里改为 He is short-tempered.
He is short-tempered person.He is a short-tempered person.
可数名词单数前需要加不定冠词 a，表示“一个脾气坏的人”。
Connections
Confusing words
- hot-tempered
- 脾气暴躁的 · 与short-tempered几乎同义，但hot-tempered更强调爆发性的愤怒，而short-tempered侧重于易怒的倾向
- temperamental
- 喜怒无常的 · temperamental强调情绪多变、不稳定，而short-tempered专指容易生气，不涵盖其他情绪变化
- irritable
- 易怒的，烦躁的 · irritable指因小事而烦躁或易怒，程度通常比short-tempered轻，且常与疲劳或不适相关
Word family
- temper
- 脾气 · noun
- bad-tempered
- 脾气不好的；易怒的 · adjective
- good-tempered
- 好脾气的；性情温和的 · adjective
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.