temperamental

英[ˌtemprəˈmentl]
美[ˌtɛmprəˈmɛntl, ˌtɛmpərə-]

基本释义

adj.
气质的; 性格的; 不可靠的; <口>喜怒无常的

词性变化

实用例句

(figurative)The printer's being temperamental this morning.

今天上午这台打印机时好时坏。

牛津词典

You never know what to expect with her. She's so temperamental.

你永远说不清她要干什么。她一时一变。

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They are firm friends in spite of temperamental differences.

他们尽管性格不同,但仍然友情甚笃。

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I'm temperamentally unsuited to this job.

我的性格不适合这种工作。

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He is very temperamental and critical.

他好使性子,还爱挑毛病。

...a man given to temperamental outbursts and paranoia.

喜怒无常、生性多疑的人

I first started cruising in yachts with temperamental petrol engines...

我刚开始驾驶游艇航行时,艇上的汽油发动机老出毛病。

Vickers machine-guns could be temperamental.

维克斯机枪有时会出故障。

The answer maybe a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity adverture over the love of ease.

答案也许就是让勇敢的心战胜怯懦、脱离安逸的生活挑战自己的极限.

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He is very temperamental.

他很容易感情激动.

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He was seen as truculent, temperamental, too unwilling to tolerate others.

他们认为他为人蛮横无理, 性情暴躁, 不大能容人.

辞典例句

He has a temperamental dislike for hard work.

他本质上不喜欢辛苦的工作.

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He has a temperamental dislike of sports.

他生性不喜欢运动.

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Nigel is temperamental but he's very highly strung, you know.

奈杰变化无常,但你知道他是很容易激动的.

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He's avery temperamental player, ie plays well or badly accordingto his mood.

他是个情绪波动的演员(演得好坏由心情而定).

辞典例句

Women with temperamental qualities and distinct minds ; these women are full of amorous feelings and expressions.

女人因为有气质才会千种风情, 万种浪漫.

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Actors have the reputation of being highly temperamental.

演员的性情变幻无常是众所周知的.

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Temperamental artists are nothing new to the art world.

艺术家往往都是喜怒无常,难以理解.

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Optimize leading group structure, also want to pay attention to temperamental problem.

优化领导班子结构, 也要注重气质问题.

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The actress was so temperamental that many people refused to work with her.

那位女演员喜怒无常,许多人都拒绝和她合作.

辞典例句

There are physical and temperamental differences.

存在着生理和气质上的差异.

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My grandfather is extremely temperamental. You have to handle him with kid gloves.

我的祖父性情暴躁,你对他可要小心谨慎.

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Love is whimsical and temperamental.

爱离奇而多变,高兴来就来,要走也不会事先通知.

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My car is a bit temperamental, ie is likely to break down, fail to start, etc.

我的汽车没准脾气(可能出毛病 、 发动不起来等).

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The actor was so temperamental that people refused to work with him.

这位演员性情变幻莫测,大家拒绝同他合作.

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Still, the temperamental characteristics in question are thought to be somewhat inherent.

此外, 他认为这些仍不明了的特质某种程度上是固有的.

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Some programs set this limit too close, resulting in frustratingly temperamental scroll behavior.

一些程序将这种限制设置得太窄, 导致滚屏的行为变幻无常,令人沮丧.

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英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. relating to or caused by temperament;

    "temperamental indifference to neatness"

    "temperamental peculiarities"

  • 2. subject to sharply varying moods;

    "a temperamental opera singer"

  • 3. likely to perform unpredictably;

    "erratic winds are the bane of a sailor"

    "a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't"

    "that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster