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Drama Events Exciting Plays ˈdrɑːmə  A Theatre Greek

The word "drama" refers to a serious play for theatre, television, or radio, or plays in general. It can also describe dramatic events or exciting situations.

The word "drama" refers to a serious play for theatre, television, or radio, or plays in general. It can also describe dramatic events or exciting situations.

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]戏;剧 A drama is a serious play for the theatre, television, or radio.
  • He acted in radio dramas.

    他在广播剧中扮演角色。

2
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]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.
  • He knew nothing of Greek drama...

    他对希腊戏剧一无所知。

  • She met him when she was at drama school.

    她在戏剧学校上学时认识了他。

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[N-VAR 可变名词]戏剧性事件;戏剧性情节 You can refer to a real situation which is exciting or distressing as drama .
  • 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。

  • For all its drama, the event was not unexpected.

    虽然这件事带有戏剧性,但并不意外。


Oxford drama AWL / ˈdrɑːmə ; NAmE ˈdrɑːmə / noun 1 [countable ] a play for the theatre, television or radio 戏;剧 a costume/historical, etc. drama 古装、历史等剧 2 [uncountable ] plays considered as a form of literature 戏剧文学;戏剧艺术;戏剧 classical/Elizabethan/modern, etc. drama 古典戏剧、伊丽莎白时代的戏剧、现代戏剧等 a drama critic 戏剧评论家 drama school 戏剧学校 a drama student 学习戏剧艺术的学生 I studied English and Drama at college. 我在大学学的是英语和戏剧。 3 [countable ] an exciting event 戏剧性事件;戏剧性情节 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 [uncountable ] the fact of being exciting 激动;兴奋;刺激 You couldn't help being thrilled by the drama of the situation. 这充满激情的场面令人不禁激动不已。 IDIOM make a drama out of sth to make a small problem or event seem more important or serious than it really is 小题大做;大惊小怪 drama dramas drama / ˈdrɑːmə ; NAmE ˈdrɑːmə /
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dramadra‧ma /ˈdrɑːmə $ ˈdrɑːmə, ˈdræmə/ ●●● W3 AWL noun
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1[countable, uncountable] a play for the theatre, television, radio etc, usually a serious one, or plays in generalcomedy:  the great traditions of ancient Greek dramaa TV/television/radio drama the award-winning TV drama ‘Prime Suspect’ a new drama series for Saturday nights a drama critic a courtroom drama (=one that takes place in a court of law) a lavish costume drama (=one about events in a past century) He plays a Russian spy in the comedy drama ‘Sleepers’.2[uncountable] acting – used when talking about it as a subject to study or teach:  young actors coming out of drama school our drama teacher3[countable, uncountable] an exciting event or set of events, or the quality of being exciting:  Maggie’s life is always full of drama. accidents, burst pipes, and other domestic dramas a night of high drama (=very exciting events) the drama of the moment4make a drama out of something to become upset about a small problem and make it seem worse than it really is:  Brian always makes such a drama out of everything.5drama queen a woman or homosexual man who tends to behave as if situations are worse than they really are – used to show disapprovalCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + dramaa TV/television/radio drama· The book has been made into a television drama.a costume drama (=about events in history, in which people wear costumes from that time)· a costume drama set in 17th century Francea historical drama (=about events in the past)· She starred in a historical drama about Marie Antoinette.a medical/hospital drama (=about events in a hospital)· He played a doctor in the US medical drama 'ER'.a crime drama (=about a crime or crimes)· 'American Gangster' is a crime drama set in 1970s New York.a courtroom drama (=about events in a court)· The lawyer and sleuth Perry Mason was the hero of 82 courtroom dramas.a romantic drama (=about a romance)· It is a wartime romantic drama.a comedy/tragic drama (=about funny/very sad events)· Martin Clunes is to star in a new comedy drama.a police/cop drama (=about the police)· 'The Bill' is a popular police drama.a three-part/six-part etc drama (=having three/six etc programmes)· It’s a new four-part crime drama starting on Monday night.a Greek drama (=a play from Ancient Greece)· the tragic Greek drama, 'Oedipus'drama + NOUNa drama series/serial (=a number of programmes with the same characters)· It is one of the longest-running drama series on Japanese television.
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drama

[ˈdrɑ:mə]

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dramas[1196]
戏剧(83%),剧本(9%),戏剧性事件(5%),戏剧艺术(3%)
n.戏剧,戏剧艺术;剧本;戏剧性事件
n.(Drama)人名;(刚(金))德拉马

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