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

• If she doesn't get her own way she has temper tantrums just like a child.
  如果她不能为所欲为，她就发孩子脾气。
• They have more temper tantrums and mood swings and refuse any kind of authority!
  他们的脾气会比较易怒，情绪起伏波动，并且拒绝接受任何权威！
• We have all experienced interminable delays and bungled responses by airlines leading to passenger tantrums.
  我们都经历过长时间的航班延误，也遇到过机场拙劣的回应激怒旅客的事件。
• I used to get very upset and scream and swear, throwing tantrums all over the place.
  以前，我动不动就发脾气，大喊大叫，还骂人。
• As your columnist's children grow up, the need to untangle their tantrums, feuds and nonsense is becoming pleasingly rare.
  令人欣慰的是，当你专栏作家的孩子长大了，要解开他们的怨怒、积怨和冒失的需要，变得微乎其微。
• Even if it's true, you still have to look at reality, not throw tantrums.
  即使是这样，你也得面对现实，不要乱发脾气。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。