a short fuse

基本解釋

Boy, that football coach sure have a short fuse.
天啦，那個(gè)足球教練真是個(gè)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(guó)人的價(jià)值觀中，耐心不是很首要的。我們很多人會(huì)被稱爲(wèi)“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爲(wèi)“脾氣火爆” 。如果我們覺(jué)得時(shí)間在毫無(wú)意義的霤走，既沒(méi)有娛樂(lè)價(jià)值，工作價(jià)值，也不在休息，那就會(huì)開(kāi)始不停地徘徊。

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He had a short fuse.
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