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drama

/drah-muh, dram-uh/US // ˈdrɑ mə, ˈdræm ə //UK // (ˈdrɑːmə) //

戏剧,戲劇,话剧,戏剧性

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
    • : the branch of literature having such compositions as its subject; dramatic art or representation.
    • : the art dealing with the writing and production of plays.
    • : any situation or series of events having vivid, emotional, conflicting, or striking interest or results: the drama of a murder trial.
    • : the quality of being dramatic.

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Examples

  • Calls for new taxpayer support of the Postal Service have increased during the pandemic and the latest drama has brought renewed attention to the agency’s plight.

  • The greatest visual drama comes from the planet’s rings, viewed from a unique perspective.

  • That’s not to say the ensuing drama around TikTok won’t affect advertisers’ plans.

  • It “plays out the whole drama of courtship, marriage, and parenthood in terms of types of behavior believed to be innate and therefore appropriate for one sex or for the other.”

  • Nature’s fireworks can light the sky with electrifying drama.

  • Rashad was there to celebrate the release of the Civil Rights drama Selma.

  • How about baby drama with little Abijean and the Wee Baby Seamus?

  • More than 20 million people tuned in to a broadcast network drama and saw two gay men have explicit sex.

  • Nowhere to be found is the anguish, the drama, the pain of an athlete on that level who considering walking away.

  • Few series arrive with the buzz of Aaron Sorkin's HBO drama.

  • She was therefore prepared to sustain her part in the drama Routemberg was bringing on the tapis.

  • The overture is over, the curtain is about to rise on the drama of Georgie's married life.

  • He was also the one and only personage in the drama, concentrating on himself the attention of the audience.

  • The intensity of this drama, however, being interior, caused little outward disturbance that casual onlookers need have noticed.

  • He being more musical, and a greater lover of the drama than I, arranged our visits to the theatres and concert halls.