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

• After a tantrum, complaints about the service and a phone call to Flavio the matter was dropped.
  她先是大发雷霆，而后又对服务抱怨了一番，最后给弗拉维奥打了一个电话，之后此事便不了了之。
• 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。
• Then when he has a tantrum, just smile fondly and say: I agree with you, up to a point.
  假如他发了脾气，那就温柔地笑笑，说：我在一定程度上同意你的看法。
• When things aren't going your way, do you throw a tantrum or are you the peacemaker? West European leaders presented themselves to their publics as mediators between American intransigence and Soviet aggressiveness.
  如果事情不如你的意，你大发一场脾气呢，还是做个和事佬？西欧领导人在公众面前摆出不肯让步的美国和咄咄逼人的苏联之间充当和事佬的架式。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。