It was a day of tense and often ill-tempered debate.

那天的辩论激烈紧张，且常常恶语相向。

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On second thoughts, however, he said that he was so ill-tempered that most of his students avoided making him mad.

但是，他又想了一想，说自己脾气很坏，大多数学生都避免惹他生气。

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Durian clan refers to ill-tempered co-workers who have been working for many years and are emotionally prickly.

榴莲族，是对职场中有一定工作资历，但脾气像榴莲一样又臭又硬的同事。

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She's rank, ill-tempered, pungent in all senses.

不管怎么说都粗鄙，坏脾气，刻薄。

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After a lengthy and at times ill tempered debate, 53 MLAs backed the ban on private clinics, more than the 40 politicians who voted against.

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If you're a Labour MP the ill-tempered debate was about a 'partisan', 'ill-conceived', 'ill-judged', 'ham-fisted', 'high-handed', 'arrogant' - and I could go on - attempt to impose new electoral arrangements on the Assembly with little regard to what its members, or the people of Wales want, arrangements, at that, that'll favour the Tories in future elections.

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"President Chen can't keep the image of being ill-tempered or blaming other officials, " Lu said.

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