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

What you need is a drama coach.
你需要的是一位戏剧辅导老师。
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。
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。
Her drama teacher spotted her ability
她的戏剧老师发现了她的才能。
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。
She loves dance, drama and music
她喜欢舞蹈、戏剧和音乐。
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。
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。
It is drama featuring fictional characters
这部戏剧中的人物是虚构的。
The drama will be shown on American TV next year
明年这部剧将在美国电视台播出。