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

• 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。
• 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！
• 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？
• Sara: OK, please don't make me throw a1) tantrum. ( To an old couple just walking out of the building) Hi, would you like to get naked with us, we live here.
  萨拉：好了，别让我对你发脾气。（对面正走出大楼的一对夫妇）嗨，你愿意和我们一起裸体吗？我们住在这里。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。