2BAD-TEMPEREDan ill-tempered meeting, argument etc is one in which people are angry and often rude to each other 〔会议、争论等〕充满火药味的
Six players were sent off in an ill-tempered game.
在一场火药味十足的比赛中有六名球员被罚下场。
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ill-tempered• She was a big ill-tempered animal cowed by a presence more threatening and a temper more volatile than her own.• She would not cry over such an overbearing, ill-temperedbrute.• In an ill-tempered game Grimandi struck Simeone after having his shirtpulled.• Feeling thoroughly ill-tempered gave one energy, she thought, as she started on the dust and cobwebs in the salon.• So must it be an inconclusive, ill-tempered parting between the friends?• Wexford's reply was an ill-temperedsnort.• He felt very uneasy about entering this dark building with an ill-temperedstranger.• In the morning Bicker was ill-tempered when he was told of the latest addition to the company, but Ratagan was pleased.