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drama

UK //ˈdrɑː.mə//US //ˈdræm.ə//

词源

源自希腊语 'drama',意为'行动'或'表演',后通过拉丁语传入英语。

noun

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。)

同义词:theater, play, melodrama, spectacle, scene

常见短语

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。)