dramatizes

英 [ˈdræmətaɪzɪz]

美 [ˈdræmətaɪzɪz]

v. 将…改编成剧本; 将…搬上(舞台或银幕); 使戏剧化; 戏剧性地表现; 夸张
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柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 dramatise

VERB 将(书或故事)改编成剧本;将…搬上舞台(或银幕);用戏剧形式表现
If a book or storyis dramatized, it is written or presented as a play, film, or television drama.
1. ...an incident later dramatized in the movie 'The Right Stuff'.
  后来被改编成电影《太空先锋》的事件
2. ...a dramatised version of the novel.
  小说的改编剧版本
VERB 使戏剧化;戏剧性地表现;夸张
If you say that someonedramatizesa situation or event, you mean that they try to make it seem more serious, more important, or more exciting than it really is.
1. They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation.
  他们爱炫耀，几乎对每种情况都添油加醋。
VERB 使引人注目;使扣人心弦
If something that happens or is donedramatizesa situation, it focuses people's attention on the situation in a dramatic way.
1. More than 400 exiles were on a dawn-to-dusk hunger strike to dramatize their plight...
  400 多名流亡者举行从早到晚的绝食抗议来让人们关注他们的苦难。
2. The need for change has been dramatized by plummeting bank profits.
  改革的必要性由于银行利润的暴跌而凸显。