be in a temper

基本解释

She'll probably be in a bad temper.
她很可能會發脾氣。
The only flaw in his character seems to be a short temper.
他性格中的唯一缺點好像就是脾氣急。
There will be close to you temper woman, in fact, is a matter of how much happiness!
身邊有個會曏你發脾氣的女人，其實是一件多麽幸福的事！
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But the fact that Peter was a czar and was rather scary in his temperament, because he had a rather bad temper, too, meant that he could be alarming.
而彼得大帝是沙皇,加上發起怒來十分可怕,因爲他暴躁易怒,人們畏懼他
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He never married but had lots of friends, many in high places, and could be good company, though with a stormy temper.
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