drama
noun
ˈdrɑːmə
noun
1
a
play
for
the
theatre,
television,
radio
etc,
usually
a
serious
one,
or
plays
in
general
戏剧; 电视剧; 广播剧;
C,U
the
great
traditions
of
ancient
Greek
drama
古希腊戏剧的伟大传统
a
TV/television/radio
drama
the
award-winning
TV
drama
‘Prime
Suspect’
获奖电视剧《头号嫌疑犯》
a
new
drama
series
for
Saturday
nights
周六晚播放的新连续剧
a
drama
critic
戏剧评论员
a
courtroom
drama
(=one
that
takes
place
in
a
court
of
law)
法庭剧
a
lavish
costume
drama
(=one
about
events
in
a
past
century)
豪华古装剧
He
plays
a
Russian
spy
in
the
comedy
drama
‘Sleepers’.
他在喜剧片《沉睡者》中扮演一名俄罗斯间谍。
2
acting
–
used
when
talking
about
it
as
a
subject
to
study
or
teach
〔作为学科的〕戏剧表演
U
young
actors
coming
out
of
drama
school
戏剧学校出来的年轻演员
our
drama
teacher
我们的戏剧教师
3
an
exciting
event
or
set
of
events,
or
the
quality
of
being
exciting
戏剧性场面;（一连串）戏剧性事件；戏剧性
C,U
Maggie’s
life
is
always
full
of
drama.
玛吉的生活总是充满了戏剧性事件。
accidents,
burst
pipes,
and
other
domestic
dramas
意外事故、水管爆裂及其他家庭生活中的戏剧性事件
a
night
of
high
drama
(=very
exciting
events)
高潮迭起的晚上
the
drama
of
the
moment
那一刻的戏剧性
4
make a drama out of sth
to
become
upset
about
a
small
problem
and
make
it
seem
worse
than
it
really
is
对某事大惊小怪，对某事小题大做
Brian
always
makes
such
a
drama
out
of
everything.
布莱恩总是对什么事都大惊小怪的。
5
drama queen
a
woman
or
HOMOSEXUAL
man
who
tends
to
behave
as
if
situations
are
worse
than
they
really
are
–
used
to
show
disapproval
大惊小怪的人〔用于女人或同性恋男人; 含贬义〕