大发雷霆 (dà fā léi tíng) — to fly into a rage; to be furious

Definition

Beispiele

• 老板得知项目失败后，当场大发雷霆。
  Lǎo bǎn dé zhī xiàng mù shī bài hòu, dāng chǎng dà fā léi tíng.
  The boss flew into a rage on the spot after learning the project had failed.
• 他因为孩子撒谎而大发雷霆，训斥了整整一个小时。
  Tā yīn wèi hái zi sā huǎng ér dà fā léi tíng, xùn chì le zhěng zhěng yí gè xiǎo shí.
  He was furious because his child lied, and scolded him for a full hour.
• 面对下属的失误，经理没有大发雷霆，而是耐心指导。
  Miàn duì xià shǔ de shī wù, jīng lǐ méi yǒu dà fā léi tíng, ér shì nài xīn zhǐ dǎo.
  Faced with a subordinate's mistake, the manager didn't fly into a rage but patiently guided him.