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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 can handle the occasional temper tantrum.
  我可控制偶尔的情绪失控。
• 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。