drama

英 [ˈdrɑːmə]

美 [ˈdrɑːmə]

n. 戏; 剧; 戏剧文学; 戏剧艺术; 戏剧; 戏剧性事件; 戏剧性情节

复数：dramas　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2308 / COCA.2631

习惯用语

make a drama out of sth

小题大做；大惊小怪
to make a small problem or event seem more important or serious than it really is

noun

戏；剧
a play for the theatre, television or radio
1. a costume/historical, etc. drama
  古装、历史等剧
戏剧文学；戏剧艺术；戏剧
plays considered as a form of literature
1. classical/Elizabethan/modern, etc. drama
  古典戏剧、伊丽莎白时代的戏剧、现代戏剧等
2. a drama critic
  戏剧评论家
3. drama school
  戏剧学校
4. a drama student
  学习戏剧艺术的学生
5. I studied English and Drama at college.
  我在大学学的是英语和戏剧。
戏剧性事件；戏剧性情节
an exciting event
1. A powerful human drama was unfolding before our eyes.
  一个极富人情味的戏剧性事件在我们的眼前上演了。
激动；兴奋；刺激
the fact of being exciting
1. You couldn't help being thrilled by the drama of the situation.
  你不禁为这充满激情的场面激动不已。

N-COUNT 戏;剧
Adramais a serious play for the theatre, television, or radio.
1. He acted in radio dramas.
  他在广播剧中扮演角色。
N-UNCOUNT 戏剧;戏剧艺术;戏剧事业
You usedramato refer to plays in general or to work that is connected with plays and the theatre, such as acting or producing.
1. He knew nothing of Greek drama...
  他对希腊戏剧一无所知。
2. She met him when she was at drama school.
  她在戏剧学校上学时认识了他。
N-VAR 戏剧性事件;戏剧性情节
You can refer to a real situation which is exciting or distressing asdrama.
1. There was none of the drama and relief of a hostage release...
  丝毫没有释放人质时的那种激动和如释重负的感觉。
2. For all its drama, the event was not unexpected.
  虽然这件事带有戏剧性，但并不意外。

noun

the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
the literary genre of works intended for the theater
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
1. he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway
Synonym:playdramatic play
an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
Synonym:dramatic event

This Spanish drama has a vein of black humour running through it.
这出西班牙戏剧自始至终都带有几分黑色幽默。
The meeting had all the ingredients of high political drama
这次会议具备了作为高度戏剧性的政治事件的一切要素。
What you need is a drama coach.
你需要的是一位戏剧辅导老师。
For all its drama, the event was not unexpected.
虽然这件事带有戏剧性，但并不意外。
He has not finished his drama, in fact, he has not started on it.
他还没有完成自己的剧本，实际上，他还没开始动手写。
There's a sufficiency of drama in these lives to sustain your interest.
这些人的生活充满了戏剧性，总能让你兴趣盎然。
Don't worry, he's just being a drama queen.
不用担心，他只不过是在小题大做罢了。
There was none of the drama and relief of a hostage release
丝毫没有释放人质时的那种激动和如释重负的感觉。
It carried off the Evening Standard drama award for best play.
它获得伦敦晚间标准戏剧奖的最佳戏剧奖。
Time would appear to be the significant factor in this whole drama.
时间似乎是整部剧中一个举足轻重的因素。