
好词典

源自希腊语 'drama',意为'行动'或'表演',后通过拉丁语传入英语。
❶ 戏剧,指在舞台或电视上表演的故事,通常包含冲突和情感的表达。
“She studied drama at university and now works in the theater.”
(她在大学学习戏剧,现在在剧院工作。)
“The school is putting on a drama about Shakespeare's life.”
(学校正在上演一部关于莎士比亚生平的戏剧。)
❶ 戏剧性事件,指现实生活中充满冲突或夸张情绪的事件。
“There was a lot of drama at the meeting when they announced the layoffs.”
(会议上宣布裁员时,发生了很多戏剧性的事件。)
“She always creates drama wherever she goes.”
(她走到哪里都会制造戏剧性事件。)
make a drama out of something — 把小事夸大,制造不必要的戏剧性场面。
“Stop making a drama out of a simple mistake.”
(别因为一个简单的错误就小题大做。)
drama queen — 形容经常夸大情绪或反应的人,通常带有贬义。
“She's such a drama queen - she cried when her coffee was slightly cold.”
(她真是个戏剧女王——咖啡稍微凉了一点就哭了。)