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。
• New Year's first day, no one person can not angry, but are not allowed to throw a tantrum.
  新年第一天，谁也不许对人生气，更不准发脾气。
• To say I was astounded would be incorrect; I was joyed that everything I desired could be had by darting a tantrum.
  我惊奇地看着这一幕，心里简直乐开了花&原来只要耍耍脾气就可以得到我想要的东西啦！
• 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。
• Then why the tantrum when we came the first time?
  那为什么第一次时你要对我们发脾气？
• 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。
• He will not like it and he might throw a little tantrum but he is learning about how his actions lead to consequences.
  他肯定会不高兴，有可能还会大发脾气，但是他正在学习，他的行为将会导致一定的后果。
• You really love the Man, when you throw a tantrum when you will not say a word to listen to hair after fire, then slowly said, you have to go to work tomorrow ah!
  真正爱你的男人，当你发脾气时，只会不做声地听你把火发完，然后慢慢地说，你明天还要上班啊！
• Not so many months ago, I might have given up, shouted, cried, and basically had a tantrum because it didn't all run smoothly.
  就在几个月之前，我或许会放弃克制的努力，吼叫，哭泣，就是因为做饼过程不顺利而大发脾气。