drama

noun

1. 戏；剧
   a play for the theatre, television or radio
   1. a costume/historical, etc. drama
      古装、历史等剧
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。

1. N-COUNT 戏;剧
   A drama is 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。
2. N-UNCOUNT 戏剧;戏剧艺术;戏剧事业
   You use drama to 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。
3. N-VAR 戏剧性事件;戏剧性情节
   You can refer to a real situation which is exciting or distressing as drama .
   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。

1. Her drama teacher spotted her ability
   她的戏剧老师发现了她的才能。
2. She has been acclaimed for the TV drama 'Prime Suspect'
   她凭借电视剧《头号嫌疑犯》而受到好评。
3. 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？
4. 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。
5. What you need is a drama coach.
   你需要的是一位戏剧辅导老师。
6. 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。
7. She loves dance, drama and music
   她喜欢舞蹈、戏剧和音乐。
8. He acted in radio dramas.
   他在广播剧中扮演角色。
9. He knew nothing of Greek drama
   他对希腊戏剧一无所知。
10. She met him when she was at drama school.
    她在戏剧学校上学时认识了他。
11. 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。
12. For all its drama, the event was not unexpected.
    虽然这件事带有戏剧性，但并不意外。
13. 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。
14. It is drama featuring fictional characters
    这部戏剧中的人物是虚构的。
15. 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。
16. She graduated in English and Drama from Manchester University.
    她毕业于曼彻斯特大学的英语和戏剧专业。
17. 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。
18. The biggest makeover has been in TV drama.
    最大的变革发生在电视剧行业。
19. Her drama teacher is confident Julie is a star in the making
    朱莉的戏剧老师相信她会成为一颗冉冉升起的明星。
20. Clearly, the BBC is being outgunned by ITV's original drama
    很显然，英国独立电视台原创剧集的收视胜过了英国广播公司的节目。
21. The film has eerie parallels with the drama being played out in real life.
    这部电影和现实生活中发生的一系列戏剧性事件有着诡异的巧合之处。
22. Women are already well represented in the area of TV drama
    女性在电视剧领域占据了一席之地。
23. The drama will be shown on American TV next year
    明年这部剧将在美国电视台播出。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. 'Kathleen' was, as its 1892 subtitle asserted, 'An Irish Drama'.
    正如1892年剧本的副标题所强调的，《凯瑟琳》是一部“爱尔兰戏剧”。
27. 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。
28. 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。
29. 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。
30. 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。

n.

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

1. the quality of being arresting or highly emotional

2. the literary genre of works intended for the theater

3. 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

4. an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional

   Synonym:    dramatic event