tantrum

英 [ˈtæntrəm]

美 [ˈtæntrəm]

n.  (尤指儿童)耍脾气，使性子

复数：tantrums　

GRETEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.12489 / COCA.12534

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指儿童）耍脾气，使性子
  a sudden short period of angry, unreasonable behaviour, especially in a child
  1. to have/throw a tantrum
     发脾气
  2. Children often have temper tantrums at the age of two or thereabouts.
     儿童在两岁左右经常爱使性子。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 发脾气;耍性子
  If a child has atantrum, they lose their temper in a noisy and uncontrolled way. If you say that an adult is throwing atantrum, you are criticizing them for losing their temper and acting in a childish way.
  1. My son had a tantrum and banged his fist on the ground...
     我儿子大发脾气，一拳捶在了地上。
  2. He immediately threw a tantrum, screaming and stomping up and down like a child.
     他立即耍起性子来，像小孩似的跺着脚又叫又跳。

英英释义

noun

• a display of bad temper
  1. he had a fit
  2. she threw a tantrum
  3. he made a scene
  Synonym:fitsceneconniption

双语例句

• The child threw a tantrum when I wouldn't buy him any sweets.
  我不愿买糖给孩子，他就大发脾气。
• LL: To have a hissy fit means to get really upset about something and throw a tantrum.
  Tohaveahissyfit就是发脾气的意思。我没有生气，我只是以为你是故意不去麦当劳的。
• A child having a tantrum in the next apartment.
  隔壁房子一个小孩在发脾气。
• If I threw a tantrum during a match, I'd have to answer to Dad on the drive home.
  如果我在比赛中发脾气了，我得好好地和父亲解释。
• I can handle the occasional temper tantrum.
  我可控制偶尔的情绪失控。
• Author is essentially a child throwing a tantrum on the kitchen floor, holding his breath and turning blue.
  从根本上讲，这篇文章的作者就像一个坐在厨房的地板上大发脾气的小孩，屏住呼吸把小脸涨的通红。
• He was warned that one more tantrum like that and he would be thrown out of the team.
  他受到警告：如果再像这样发脾气就要把他开除出队。
• She is having a tantrum, calling everything unfair and is suffering from major little girl problems.
  她正在发脾气，声称一切都很不公平，正面临着小女孩的重大问题。
• I hesitate to prescribe a daily tantrum for managers, though, because of the potential side-effects.
  然而，由于潜在的副作用，我不愿建议经理们在日常工作中发火。
• Next time you get hot under the collar, ask yourself: what will this brewing temper tantrum produce – ill-feeling and stress, or the next iPhone?
  下次你怒气冲天的时候，问问自己：这种即将爆发的脾气能带来什么，是糟糕的情绪和压力，还是下一代iPhone？