名詞 tempering:

1. hardening something by heat treatment
   同義詞：annealing

動(dòng)詞 temper:

1. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling
   同義詞：anneal, temper, normalize
2. harden by reheating and cooling in oil
   同義詞：temper, harden
3. adjust the pitch (of pianos)
   同義詞：temper
4. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
   同義詞：temper, season, mollify
5. restrain or temper
   同義詞：chasten, moderate, temper

形容詞 tempering:

1. moderating by making more temperate

1. Having a bad temper is his worst infirmity.
   壞脾氣是他最大的弱點(diǎn)。
2. He struggled to control his temper.
   他努力控制住自己的脾氣。
3. He is unbearable when he's in a bad temper.
   他發(fā)脾氣時(shí)讓人無法忍受。
4. She was in violent temper.
   她暴跳如雷。