1·You may find your temper on a short fuse when confronting your teenager.
对付十几岁的半大孩子，你可能动不动就会生气。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·He has a short fuse, and they poke and prod to see if he will explode.
他易于激动，因此他们故意拨弄他，看看他是否会发火。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
3·My boss has a short fuse.
我的老板脾气火爆。
4·Don't irritate her, she's on a short fuse today.
不刺激她，她今天的关于一个短的导火线。
5·Many of us have what might be called a short fuse.
我们很多人都有所谓的急脾气。
6·Our neighbor has a short fuse and always quarrels with others.
脾气暴躁的人容易生气，一生气起来就会跟别人吵架。
7·He is really a good egg. If only he didn't have such a short fuse.
他的确是个好人，如果他不那么容易发火就好了。
8·He often carries the short fuse in his pocket and joke about it afterwards.
他动不动就发火，可是过后又把它当笑话说。
9·Intense, smoldering Scorpio is on a too short fuse, while Leo is much more buoyant.
热情而内藏型的天蝎座是个急性子，而狮子座要乐天散漫的多。
10·They have previously shown that the genes we inherit help determine whether we have a cool head or a short fuse.
他们以前曾证实遗传基因可以决定我们是否有一个清醒的头脑或者火爆的脾气。