单词 | dramatize |
释义 | dramatize (dræmətaɪz ) Word forms: dramatizes , dramatizing , dramatized regional note: in BRIT, also use dramatise 1. verb [usually passive] If a book or story is dramatized, it is written or presented as a play, film, or television drama. His life was dramatized in an award-winning movie. [be VERB-ed] ...a dramatised version of the novel. [VERB-ed] dramatization (dræmətaɪzeɪʃən )Word forms: dramatizations countable noun ...a dramatisation of D H Lawrence's novel, 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'. 2. verb If you say that someone dramatizes a situation or event, you mean that they try to make it seem more serious, more important, or more exciting than it really is. [disapproval] They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation. [VERB noun] Synonyms: exaggerate, overdo, overstate, lay it on (thick) [slang] 3. verb If something that happens or is done dramatizes a situation, it focuses people's attention on the situation in a dramatic way. More than 400 exiles were on a dawn-to-dusk hunger strike to dramatize their plight. [VERB noun] The need for change has been dramatized by plummeting bank profits. [VERB noun] Translations: Chinese: 把…改编为剧本 小说、故事等 Japanese: 劇化する本,物語を |
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