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

• 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。
• With my2-year-old, I basically just ignore her when she drops to the floor in a tantrum.
  当我2岁的女儿发脾气赖在地上不起来时，我通常的做法是不理睬她。
• 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。
• Is there any way I could let myself be heard without having to throw a teenage tantrum?
  有什么方法可以让大家倾听我的意见，而无需我先发一顿小孩子脾气？
• 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。
• 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 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。
• I was just making sure she didn't throw another tantrum.
  我刚只是在确定她不会再使性子。
• You throw a tantrum, and everyone gets scared and backs off.
  一耍小孩脾气，大家就如你所愿。
• I can handle the occasional temper tantrum.
  我可控制偶尔的情绪失控。