a short fuse

基本解釋

Boy, that football coach sure have a short fuse.
天啦，那個足球教練真是個脾氣暴躁的人。
In the Americans system of values, patience is not high priority. Many of us have what might be called "a short fuse".
在美國人的價值觀中，耐心不是很首要的。我們很多人會被稱為“急脾氣”
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Many of us have what might be called ―a short fuse. ‖ We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some returnbe this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest.
我們中的很多人被稱為“脾氣火爆” 。如果我們覺得時間在毫無意義的溜走，既沒有娛樂價值，工作價值，也不在休息，那就會開始不停地徘徊。

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He had a short fuse.
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