tantrums

英 [ˈtæntrəmz]

美 [ˈtæntrəmz]

n.  (尤指儿童)耍脾气，使性子
tantrum的复数

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。

双语例句

• Small children throw temper tantrums when they are upset or angry and immature adults sometimes scream or commit random acts of violence.
  小孩子在愤怒、生气的时候大发脾气；不成熟的成年人有时候尖叫，或做出随意暴力行为。
• You throw tantrums in your room instead of parties.
  你在更衣室里发脾气，而不是庆祝。
• If she didn't get what she wanted she would throw tantrums until her family gave in.
  倘若她得不到想要的东西就会大发脾气直到家人顺从。
• It never has tantrums.
  它绝对不会发脾气。
• He still had tantrums and I felt unsure of what he might do.
  他仍不时地要发病，我拿不准他可能会干什么。
• Now he realizes that tantrums and meltdowns are not going to get him anywhere, so he just doesn't have them.
  现在，这个小东西心里很明白，靠无理取闹，哭闹和尖叫是不能达到目地的，因此，他不再乱发脾气了。
• I hate nothing more than people throwing tantrums.
  我最恨人家给脸色我看。
• But it will pass much faster if you take an attitude of "We don't do tantrums".
  不过，如果你采取“不接受无理取闹”的态度，它就能更快地过去。
• Temper tantrums: What you should keep to a minimum so as to not upset the children.
  发脾气：你要保持一个最小的声音，以避免吓着孩子。
• The commission's proceedings have been wrecked by tantrums and walkouts.
  委员会的议程因与会者的撒泼捣乱和离席抗议而受阻。