melodramatic

adj.

1. 情节剧式的；夸大的；耸人听闻的
   full of exciting and extreme emotions or events; behaving or reacting to sth in an exaggerated way
   1. a melodramatic plot full of deceit and murder
      充满欺骗和凶杀的耸人听闻的情节

1. ADJ-GRADED 过分严肃的;夸张的;小题大做的
   Melodramatic behaviour is behaviour in which someone treats a situation as much more serious than it really is.
   1. 'Don't you think you're being rather melodramatic?' Jane asked...
      简问：“你难道不觉得自己有些太夸张了吗？”
   2. She'd flung herself in a pose of melodramatic exhaustion.
      她一下子摆出一副筋疲力尽的夸张姿势。

1. She wanted to laugh at the melodramatic way he was acting.
   他戏剧化的夸张架势使她忍不住想笑。
2. 'Don't you think you're being rather melodramatic?' Jane asked
   简问：“你难道不觉得自己有些太夸张了吗？”
3. She'd flung herself in a pose of melodramatic exhaustion.
   她一下子摆出一副筋疲力尽的夸张姿势。
4. The fellow could never resist the temptation to be melodramatic, walden thought.
   这家伙总想一鸣惊人，沃尔登想。
5. Surprisingly often, when I get up from a chair to leave a room, those six melodramatic words will unfurl in my mind.
   每当我从椅子上站起来，准备离开房间时，这几个字常会格外频繁地浮现在我的脑海中。
6. Do you think it's possible they're being a little melodramatic?
   你认为有可能他们的表现有些戏剧性吗？
7. I do not want something metaphysical, something melodramatic as the idea of a guarantee or absoluteness.
   我不需要形而上的东西，也不需要像认证或者绝对性这样戏剧性的东西。
8. This melodramatic shift in the seasons has forced the wild world to our attention.
   这种戏剧性的季节变化迫使我们关注大自然。
9. I'm broke sounded sentimental and melodramatic.
   我身无分文响起伤感和戏剧性。
10. He ascribes melodramatic behaviour to teenagers in general.
    他认定容易感情用事是青少年的普遍特点。
11. His melodramatic speech was delivered with passionate and exaggerated gestures.
    他情节剧般地演讲着并伴有激情而夸张的动作。
12. It might sound melodramatic to say that he's ruined girls.
    说他糟蹋女孩可能是无中生有。
13. A melodramatic paperback novel.
    一种情节剧的平装小说。
14. It is tough but not as soul-destroying as is sometimes presented in more melodramatic stories.
    船上的生活虽然艰苦，却没有磨灭到各人的灵魂，故事有时更出现感人的场面。
15. The audience was not persuaded by his melodramatic speech.
    观众没有被他过分情绪化的演说所说服。
16. Melville has abruptly and entirely altered his story; his prose became lushly melodramatic.
    在这里梅尔维尔突然把故事改变了，把文章写成热闹的通俗闹剧了。
17. People may even think that you are being melodramatic.
    有人甚至认为，你是最好的。
18. A melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea.
    对危险的海上二日的戏剧性描述。
19. Histrionic gestures; an attitude of melodramatic despair; a theatrical pose.
    无精打采的姿态或动作做作的姿势；做作的失望神态；戏剧性的姿势。
20. I don't wish to be melodramatic but I'm sure! Can hear someone downstairs.
    不是我故意想要叫你们吃惊，但我肯定我听到楼下有人。
21. He was being maybe a little melodramatic for me at the time, but you can imagine situation in which that is true.
    他当时也许有些，夸张了，不过在某些场合里，他说的也许就是真的。
22. We do a better service to ourselves and others by remaining detached and avoiding melodramatic reactions.
    保持超然立场以及避免戏剧性的感伤反应对我们自己和别人都会有更好的助益。
23. A trifle melodramatic perhaps – but the financial crisis is already threatening the economic and political stability of governments all over the world.
    或许这有点戏剧性&但这场金融危机已经威胁到全球各国政府的经济及政治稳定。
24. Long, melodramatic, yet gorgeously shot in Central Java and India, Ayat Ayat Cinta is, at the end of the day, a love story.
    这部巨片以出色的摄影技巧在爪哇中部和印度拍成，不失为一个动人的爱情故事。
25. Other shows rely directly on Bollywood stars to draw in viewers ( thereby making them more expensive to produce than the staple melodramatic soap operas).
    其它节目则直接依靠宝莱坞明星来吸引观众（因此使得节目制作成本高于主打煽情的肥皂剧）。
26. I think these soap operas are too melodramatic.
    我认为这些肥皂剧的内容太戏剧化。
27. Ozu himself hinted at a reservation: "This is one of my most melodramatic pictures."
    小津自己给出了一个保留性的暗示：“这个是我最具有情节性的电影之一。”
28. I think being married enables me to think more deeply about playing melodramatic parts.
    我想，因为结婚让我更深刻地理解感情戏的表演。
29. I think we're getting a bit too melodramatic there.
    我认为我们在那二点上看点太过分了。
30. I remember her making a most effective entrance in a melodramatic play.
    我记得她在一出情节剧中的出场曾取得极佳的戏剧效果。

adj

1. having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama
   1. a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea

2. characteristic of acting or a stage performance
   1. histrionic gestures
   2. an attitude of melodramatic despair
   3. a theatrical pose

   Synonym:    histrionic