Question of the Day #824

Rochester teacher in temper tantrum video loses job, wasn't certified in NH

From the headline of this article at the Foster's Daily Democrat.

上記の文で、temper tantrumの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "temper tantrum" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

かんしゃく

下記、英語の定義にあるように、ただのtantrumの別の言い方です。

Answer

According to the Collins Dictionary:

another name for tantrum

   

Examples

• He had a temper tantrum and banged his fist on the ground.
• “When I was a kid I used to have temper tantrums on the basketball court,” he says. DEAN BAQUET, THE NYT’S EXECUTIVE EDITOR, ON JILL ABRAMSON, RACE, SURVIVING CANCER—AND TMZ ENVY|LLOYD GROVE|SEPTEMBER 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
• You're adults, not children, and throwing a temper tantrum every time something doesn't go your way is not the way to address things.
• Experiments featured in the series also reveal how to diffuse a temper tantrum - distraction techniques work best. Times, Sunday Times (2018)
• But her smug expression dissolved into tears as details of her vicious hour-long temper tantrum were revealed. The Sun (2008)

   

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