drama

drama
noun
  1. a play for theatre, radio, or television
    戏剧;舞台剧;广播剧;电视剧
    a gritty urban drama about growing up in Harlem.
    描述在哈莱姆艰难成长的城市生活剧。
    ■[mass noun]such works as a genre or style of literature
    戏剧艺术;戏剧文学;戏剧
    Renaissance drama.
    文艺复兴时期戏剧。
  2. an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances
    一系列的戏剧性事件;戏剧性场面;戏剧性情景
    a hostage drama.
    劫持人质的戏剧性事件。
    [mass noun]an afternoon of high drama at Wembley.
    在文布利的极具戏剧性的下午。
常用词组
make a drama out of
  1. (informal)exaggerate the importance of (a minor problem or incident)
    (非正式)使…戏剧化,把…夸大其辞
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek drama, from dran 'do, act'
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