Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #4768
Fully loadedtempers
使缓和；抑制
tempers is the third person singular of temper.
to make something less extreme; to restrain or moderate
- 1.
bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
通过逐渐加热和冷却达到所需的稠度、质地或硬度
- 2.
restrain
抑制
- 3.
harden by reheating and cooling in oil
通过重新加热和油中冷却来硬化
回火；调温；通过逐渐加热和冷却达到所需的稠度、质地或硬度；抑制；通过重新加热和油中冷却来硬化；使回火
In use
She tempered her criticism with warm praise for the team's effort.
Try to temper your excitement until we know the final result.
The manager is tempering her demands with a more realistic budget.
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。
temper sth with sth
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。
Verb forms
base temper · third person tempers · -ing tempering · past tempered · past participle tempered
动词，意为缓和或使（金属）回火。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- temper justice with mercy
- 以慈悲调和正义
- The judge tempered justice with mercy.法官以慈悲调和了正义。
- temper steel
- 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。
- temper one's anger
- 平息怒气
- He took a deep breath to temper his anger.他深吸一口气以平息怒气。
- temper the criticism with praise
- 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。
- temper the enthusiasm
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
Takes a direct object.
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -mper spelling and stress pattern but have different vowel sounds: /ɛ/ in temper, /æ/ in hamper/camper/pamper/tamper, and /ɪ/ in whimper/simper. None rhyme exactly with temper, but the spelling chunk '-mper' is consistent.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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