temp Идиома
a tempest in a teapot
familiarity breeds contempt
hot tempered
lose your temper
run a temperature
short temper
take someone's temperature
tempest in a teapot
contemptuous of
You should not be contem ptuous of the poor．你不应该瞧不起穷人。
Snobs are usually contem ptuous of people they feel to be beneath them．势利者通常瞧不起他们认为在他们之下的人。
hold/keep one's temper
The meeting would have gone smoothly if the director had kept his temper．要是主任不激动的话， 那个会议本来是会开得顺利的。
hold one's temper
The meeting would have gone smoothly if the director had kept his temper．要是主任不激动的话， 那个会议本来是会开得顺利的。
in an attempt to
Her father sent her to the warm south in an attempt to restore her health．她父亲把她送往温暖的南 方，希望她恢复健康。
keep one's temper
To keep one's temper is not a sign of weakness，but an insication of selfpossession and strength．不发脾气并非表示软弱，而是说明自制和坚强。
He was insulted，but he managed to keep his temper．他受了侮辱，但他设法忍住了怒气。
I was so annoyed with him that I found it difficult to keep my temper．我对他非常气愤，很难不发脾气。
The meeting would have gone smoothly if the director had kept his temper．要是主任不激动的话， 那个会议本来是会开得顺利的。
out of temper
He is out of temper．他发脾气了。
He is clearly out of temper and you should have a talk with him．他显然是生气了，你应该找他聊聊。
lose one's temper
Idiom(s): lose one's temperTheme: ANGER - RELEASE
to become angry.
• Please don't lose your temper. It's not good for you.
• I'm sorry that I lost my temper.
Constant occupation prevents temptation.
When you work you avoid temptation.Tempt providence
If you tempt providence, you take a risk that may well have unpleasant consequences. ('Tempt fate' is also used.)have a hot temper
to get angry easily: "He has a hot temper, so don't provoke him into an argument."God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Heaven is more kind to the weak.God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb|God|lamb|sh
literary A person who is already helpless will not have more trouble; you will not have more trouble than you can bear. After Mr. Smith lost his job, the Smith's house caught fire, but the fire was put out before much harm was done. Mr. Smith said, "God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb."Antonym: IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS.
fly into a rage|fly|rage|temper
v. phr. To become very angry. By the time we mention the name of her ex-husband, she flies into a rage.keep one's temper|hold|hold one's temper|keep|temp
v. phr. To make yourself be quiet and peaceful; not become angry. The meeting will go smoothly if the president keeps his temper. Dave can't keep his temper when he drives in heavy traffic.Antonym: LOSE ONE'S TEMPER, BLOW ONE'S STACK.
lose one's temper|lose|temper
v. phr. To lose control over one's anger; to get angry. He lost his temper when he broke the key in the lock.Compare: BLOW A FUSE, FLY OFF THE HANDLE.
Antonym: HOLD ONE'S TEMPER.
run a temperature|run|temperature
v. phr. To have a body temperature that is above normal; have a fever. Jimmy didn't look ill, although he was running a temperature. We took the baby to the doctor because he was running a temperature.tempest in a teapot|teapot|tempest
n. phr. Great excitement about something not important. Bess tore her skirt a little and made a tempest in a teapot.tempt fate|fate|fates|tempt|tempt the fates
v. phr. To take a chance; run a risk; gamble. You're tempting fate every time you drive that old wreck of a car.attempt
attemptattempt the life of
to try to kill
contempt
contemptsee familiarity breeds contempt.
temper
tempersee hold one's temper; lose one's temper.
temperature
temperaturesee run a fever.
tempest
tempesttempest in a teapot
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a great commotion over a small problem
tempo
tempo1.
in tempo
conforming to the speed at which a piece of music is, or should be, played
2.
out of tempo
1) not in tempo
2) Jazz deliberately deviating from the regular tempo; rubato
tempt fate
tempt fateAlso, tempt the fates. Take a severe risk, as in It's tempting fate to start up that mountain so late in the day, or Patrice thought driving that old car was tempting the fates; it was sure to break down. This expression uses tempt in the sense of “test in a way that involves risk or danger.” Earlier idioms with a similar meaning were tempt God, dating from the 1300s, and tempt fortune, first recorded in 1603, with fate appearing about 1700.
tempter
tempterthe Tempter
the Devil; Satan
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