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

It is drama featuring fictional characters
这部戏剧中的人物是虚构的。
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。
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。
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。
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。
He has illustrated this sentiment thoroughly in a drama.
他在一出戏剧里充分地表现了这种感情。
The audience wants more music and less drama, so we've cut some scenes.
观众想要多一些音乐，少一些表演，所以我们删掉了一些场景。
The drama takes an idealistic, even a naive view of the subject
这部戏在对待这一主题上有些理想化，甚至是天真。
Classic Greek drama was written in verse, usually in an elevated and formal style.
古典希腊戏剧以韵文写成，通常用词讲究、结构整齐。
Why are Geography, Drama, Art and English in the ascendant?
为什么地理、戏剧、艺术和英语逐渐受宠？