{"id":18755,"date":"2026-08-29T20:27:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T10:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geoffreychen.com\/dont-spit-the-dummy-means-dont-throw-a-tantrum\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T20:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T10:27:18","slug":"dont-spit-the-dummy-means-dont-throw-a-tantrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geoffreychen.com\/zh\/dont-spit-the-dummy-means-dont-throw-a-tantrum\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDon&#8217;t Spit the Dummy\u201d Means \u201cDon&#8217;t Throw a Tantrum\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/public-assets.geoffreychen.com\/wordpress\/articles\/dont-spit-the-dummy-means-dont-throw-a-tantrum\/48aea79502072ce396c57498.jpg?w=1140&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\u201cDon&#39;t spit the dummy.\u201d\u5c31\u662f\u201c\u522b\u53d1\u813e\u6c14\u201d\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>\u6fb3\u5927\u5229\u4e9a\u53e3\u8bed spit the dummy \u6307\u5927\u53d1\u813e\u6c14\u6216\u95f9\u522b\u626d\u3002dummy \u5728\u6fb3\u6d32\u82f1\u8bed\u91cc\u53ef\u6307\u5a74\u513f\u5b89\u629a\u5976\u5634\uff1b\u8fd9\u4e2a\u8bf4\u6cd5\u628a\u6210\u4eba\u7684\u53cd\u5e94\u6bd4\u4f5c\u5b69\u5b50\u628a\u5976\u5634\u5410\u6389\uff0c\u56e0\u6b64\u4e0d\u53ea\u662f\u201c\u751f\u6c14\u201d\uff0c\u8fd8\u6697\u542b\u201c\u53cd\u5e94\u8fc7\u5ea6\u201d\u7684\u8bc4\u4ef7\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u4f8b\u5982\uff1a\u201cWhen the roster changed, he spat the dummy and walked out.\u201d\u610f\u601d\u662f\u6392\u73ed\u4e00\u6539\uff0c\u4ed6\u4fbf\u53d1\u813e\u6c14\u8d70\u4e86\u3002lose his temper \u8f83\u4e2d\u6027\uff1bspat the dummy \u5e26\u8c03\u4f83\u6216\u8d2c\u610f\u3002\u5bf9\u65b9\u771f\u5728\u96be\u8fc7\u65f6\uff0c\u7528\u5b83\u529d\u6170\u53ef\u80fd\u663e\u5f97\u8f7b\u89c6\uff1b\u8c08\u8bba\u719f\u4eba\u4e00\u6b21\u5938\u5f20\u53cd\u5e94\u65f6\u5219\u5f88\u81ea\u7136\u3002<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oRBdhq6gPX\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macquariedictionary.com.au\/spit-the-dummy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spit the dummy<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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