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单词 intemperate
释义
intemperate
adjective
formal
uk
/ɪnˈtem.pər.ət/us
/ɪnˈtem.pɚ.ət/
showingangerorviolencethat is tooextremeand not wellcontrolled:
（人或其言行）无节制的，过激的，放纵的
an intemperateoutburst毫无节制的情感爆发
intemperatelanguage过激的语言
Thegovernorsaid he would not beprovokedinto intemperateaction.州长说他不会因被激怒而采取过激行动。
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intemperately
intemperance
(Definition ofintemperatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofintemperate

intemperate
It was where their integrity was apparently under threat that they became most emotionallyintemperate.
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But then the class ofintemperatespeech is much broader than the class of hate speech.
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Yet this is obviously too simple, for the siren call ofintemperateclaims attracts even those who would seem to gain little from the practice.
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Wright the moderate socialist is elevated above the surroundingintemperate.
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In this approach the system can acquire what it needs according to its application and ignore superfluities, or irrelevant orintemperateknowledge.
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His claim is thatintemperatespeech, especially directed against minority views, tends to stifle expression of minority views or prevent them from receiving a fair hearing.
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Pohl states in hisintemperatepreface that the work is intended not just for the academic world but also for the general public.
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Giovanni identifies this ulcer in the skull with sin in the soul that is accompanied by intemperance, exactly as lethargy is accompanied byintemperatefever.
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Likewise, providing the executive with veto power over legislation provides a check against social passion by furnishing the executive with the ability to strike down sociallyintemperatelegislation.
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Albert isintemperate, irresolute, unreflective - and he makes bad decisions and develops bad habits.
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Albert, theintemperatecognitive miser, is lousy at taking responsibility, and does not seek out (or does not stick with) effective treatment.
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But this sort ofintemperatelanguage from the senior common-room is really not helpful.
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I shall answer that ratherintemperateand emotive interjection in this way.
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Often, hasty,intemperateand unwise words are said by one spouse to another in the presence of third parties.
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One of his leading arguments was that if the miner is paid once a fortnight, that owing to hisintemperatehabits he cannot be trusted.
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