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temper sth
表示对金属进行热处理。
The steel is tempered to increase its hardness.
钢被回火以增加硬度。
使缓和；抑制
tempered — past of temper
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使缓和；抑制
to make something less extreme; to restrain or moderate
The steel is tempered to increase its hardness.
钢被回火以增加硬度。
通过逐渐加热和冷却达到所需的稠度、质地或硬度
bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
抑制
restrain
通过重新加热和油中冷却来硬化
harden by reheating and cooling in oil
temper
Base
原形
tempers
3rd person
第三人称单数
tempering
-ing
现在分词
tempered
Past
过去式
tempered
Past participle
过去分词
She tempers her criticism with kindness.
她以善意缓和批评。
He tempered the steel in the forge.
他在锻造中回火处理了钢。
They have tempered their expectations.
他们已经调整了期望。
动词，意为缓和或使（金属）回火。
She tempered her criticism with warm praise for the team's effort.
她用对团队努力的热情赞扬来缓和自己的批评。
Try to temper your excitement until we know the final result.
在知道最终结果之前，尽量克制你的兴奋。
The manager is tempering her demands with a more realistic budget.
经理正在用更现实的预算来调和她的要求。
表示对金属进行热处理。
The steel is tempered to increase its hardness.
钢被回火以增加硬度。
表示通过添加某物使某事变得缓和。
She tempered her criticism with a few words of praise.
她用几句赞扬的话缓和了她的批评。
Not this
He tempers easily.
Use this
He has a temper.
中文错误是将“发脾气”直译为动词“temper”，但英语中“temper”作动词（使缓和/回火）不用于描述人发怒；正确用法是名词“have a temper”表示易怒的性格。
Not this
The oven is tempered to 200 degrees.
Use this
The oven is set to 200 degrees.
中文学习者常因发音相似而混淆“temper”和“temperature”；“temper”作动词指金属热处理或调和，不用于设定温度，正确表达是“set the temperature”。
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以慈悲调和正义
The judge tempered justice with mercy.
法官以慈悲调和了正义。
淬火钢铁
The blacksmith tempered the steel to make it stronger.
铁匠淬火钢铁以使其更坚固。
平息怒气
He took a deep breath to temper his anger.
他深吸一口气以平息怒气。
用表扬缓和批评
She tempered her criticism with praise for his effort.
她对他的努力表示赞赏，以此来缓和批评。
抑制热情
The disappointing results tempered their enthusiasm for the project.
令人失望的结果抑制了他们对项目的热情。
以仁慈调和公正；宽严相济
The judge tempered justice with mercy when she sentenced the young man.
法官在对那个年轻人判刑时，以仁慈调和了公正。
降低预期；让期望更务实
Analysts are advising investors to temper their expectations for the coming quarter.
分析师建议投资者对下个季度的期望不要太高。
因磨难而变得更加坚强
His character was tempered by hardship and poverty.
艰难与贫穷磨砺了他的性格。
上帝为剪过毛的羔羊调适风势。
People often say God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb to comfort those facing hardship.
人们常说，上帝为剪过毛的羔羊调适风势，以安慰那些面临困难的人。
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打铁时反复'回火'能让钢变硬，就像控制情绪能让人变得平和。
动词“temper”通常用于正式语体，表示“使缓和”或“调和”，常见于“temper A with B”的结构中，在口语中不太常用。冶金领域的“回火”属于专业技术用语。
Takes a direct object.
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