tempering

名词 tempering:

1. hardening something by heat treatment
   同义词：annealing

动词 temper:

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

形容词 tempering:

1. moderating by making more temperate

1. Having a bad temper is his worst infirmity.
   坏脾气是他最大的弱点。
2. He struggled to control his temper.
   他努力控制住自己的脾气。
3. He is unbearable when he's in a bad temper.
   他发脾气时让人无法忍受。
4. She was in violent temper.
   她暴跳如雷。