Having a meltdown
의미: Experiencing an emotional breakdown, losing control of emotions, or becoming extremely upset.
A 'meltdown' is an intense emotional collapse — crying, screaming, or shutting down completely. It's used for children's tantrums, adults' stress breakdowns, and humorous self-deprecation ('I had a meltdown because the WiFi went down'). The nuclear metaphor implies a catastrophic loss of emotional containment.
예문
- My three-year-old had a complete meltdown at the grocery store. 我三岁的孩子在超市彻底崩溃大哭了。Mi hijo de tres años tuvo una rabieta monumental en el supermercado.3歳の子がスーパーで大泣きして手がつけられなくなった。세 살짜리가 마트에서 대성통곡하며 난리를 쳤다.
- I had a meltdown when I realized I submitted the wrong file to my professor. 发现把错误的文件提交给了教授时,我整个人都崩溃了。Tuve un colapso emocional cuando me di cuenta de que había enviado el archivo equivocado al profesor.間違ったファイルを教授に提出したと気づいて、パニックで崩壊した。교수님한테 잘못된 파일을 제출한 걸 깨닫고 완전 패닉 상태였다.
- She had a meltdown trying to assemble the furniture — there were tears and everything. 她装家具装到崩溃了——连眼泪都出来了。Le dio un ataque de nervios intentando montar el mueble — hubo lágrimas y todo.家具の組み立てで彼女が大崩壊した——涙まで出てたよ。가구 조립하다가 그녀가 완전 무너졌어 — 눈물까지 났다니까.
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사용 가이드
맥락: emotional breakdown, children, stress, humor
어조: dramatic, sympathetic
✓ 올바른 표현
- I'm having a meltdown.我崩溃了。Me está dando un ataque.もうパニックで崩壊しそう。나 지금 멘탈 터졌어.
- The kids had a total meltdown.孩子们彻底崩溃了。Los niños tuvieron una rabieta total.子どもたちが完全にメルトダウンした。애들이 완전 대폭발했어.
✗ 잘못된 표현
- Be careful using 'meltdown' to describe neurodivergent individuals' responses — it can be stigmatizing用'meltdown'来形容神经发育差异人群的反应时要小心——可能会造成污名化Ten cuidado al usar 'meltdown' para describir respuestas de personas neurodivergentes — puede resultar estigmatizante神経発達症の方の反応に対して「meltdown」を使うと、偏見を助長する可能性があるので注意が必要신경다양성을 가진 사람의 반응에 'meltdown'을 사용하면 낙인을 찍는 느낌을 줄 수 있으니 주의
기원과 역사
Borrowed from nuclear terminology ('reactor meltdown') in the 1970s-80s as a metaphor for emotional breakdowns. The Three Mile Island incident (1979) and Chernobyl (1986) made 'meltdown' a vivid cultural metaphor for catastrophic failure.
문화적 배경
Era: 1980s onwards
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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