He seems bad-tempered, but he's very soft-hearted underneath.

他表面脾气暴躁，实则菩萨心肠。

《牛津词典》

When his headaches developed, Nick became bad-tempered and even violent.

尼克的头疼起来时，他变得焦躁易怒，甚至暴躁。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

My father, who had always been very self-controlled, became bad-tempered.

我那一向很有自制力的父亲，变得暴躁了。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Zenit will now play FC Basel after the Swiss side bettered Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in bad tempered 1-1 draw in Ukraine.

CNN: Europa League holders Atletico Madrid dumped out

In a scrappy, bad tempered, error-ridden affair, Wigan made the better start.

BBC: Wigan 18-12 Castleford

Assange can be bad tempered with colleagues, as Jobs famously is, but he needs to step up on the consequences of what he does.

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