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have a tantrum
The toddler had a tantrum in the middle of the supermarket.
那个幼儿在超市中间发了一通脾气。
发脾气；耍脾气
tantrums — plural of tantrum
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
发脾气；耍脾气
a display of bad temper
The toddler had a tantrum in the middle of the supermarket.
那个幼儿在超市中间发了一通脾气。
常见的孩子气的坏脾气发作
An often childish display or fit of bad temper.
The child threw a tantrum in the supermarket because his mother wouldn't buy him candy.
孩子因为在超市里妈妈不给他买糖果而大发脾气。
After being told to go to bed, the toddler had a loud tantrum that lasted almost an hour.
被叫去睡觉后，那个幼儿大发脾气，大声哭闹了将近一个小时。
She sometimes has a tantrum when she doesn't get what she wants, but she calms down quickly.
她得不到想要的东西时有时会耍脾气，但很快就会平静下来。
The toddler had a tantrum in the middle of the supermarket.
那个幼儿在超市中间发了一通脾气。
比 have a tantrum 语气更强，常指突然的情绪爆发。
She threw a tantrum when she was told she couldn't go to the party.
当她被告知不能去参加派对时，她大发脾气。
Not this
He made a tantrum.
Use this
He had a tantrum.
中文学习者常将‘发’直接译为‘make’，但英语中与‘tantrum’搭配的动词是‘have’或‘throw’，而非‘make’。
Not this
She had tantrum.
Use this
She had a tantrum.
‘tantrum’是可数名词，单数形式前须加不定冠词‘a/an’，不可遗漏。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
发脾气
The child threw a tantrum when his mother refused to buy the toy.
那孩子因为妈妈不肯买玩具而发脾气。
大发脾气
She had a tantrum over the broken phone.
她因为手机坏了而大发脾气。
脾气发作
The toddler's temper tantrum lasted nearly an hour.
那个幼儿的脾气发作持续了将近一个小时。
幼儿发脾气
Toddler tantrums are a normal part of early childhood development.
幼儿发脾气是儿童早期发育的正常现象。
当众撒泼
His public tantrum shocked all the guests at the dinner.
他在晚宴上当众撒泼，令所有客人震惊。
发脾气；耍性子
The little boy threw a tantrum when his toy broke.
小男孩的玩具坏了，他大发脾气。
大发脾气
My boss pitched a tantrum over the missed deadline.
老板因为错过了最后期限而大发脾气。
发脾气；暴怒
The toddler had a temper tantrum in the middle of the restaurant.
那个幼儿在餐厅中间大发脾气。
Use tantrums naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记法：tantrum 的 trum 形似 drum（鼓），想象小孩发脾气时跺脚打鼓、又吵又闹。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、一般书面语 tantrum 属于中性词，日常口语和书面语中都比较常见，通常指（常为儿童的）突然发作的脾气或哭闹。它在非正式和较正式场合都可以使用，本身没有明显的俚语或文雅色彩。
tantrum 重音在第一音节，末尾 -trum 读作 /trəm/。spectrum 的 -trum 也读 /trəm/；album、maximum、forum 的非重读末尾 -um 读 /əm/。注意 drum、strum 虽拼写相近，但重读时读 /drʌm/、/strʌm/，与 tantrum 不同。
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