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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2308 COCA: 2631

drama

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dra·ma /ˈdrɑːmə $ ˈdrɑːmə, ˈdræmə/ ●●● W3 AWL noun  
1  [countableC, uncountableU]A a play for the theatre, television, radio etc, usually a serious one, or plays in general 戏剧；电视剧；广播剧 → comedy
 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
周六晚上播放的新连续剧
 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《潜伏特工》中扮演一名俄罗斯间谍。
2  [uncountableU]AL acting – used when talking about it as a subject to study or teach 〔作为学科的〕戏剧表演
 young actors coming out of drama school
戏剧学校出来的年轻演员
 our drama teacher
我们的戏剧老师
3  [countableC, uncountableU]EXCITED an exciting event or set of events, or the quality of being exciting 戏剧性事件；戏剧性
 Maggie’s life is always full of drama.
玛吉的生活总是充满了戏剧性。
 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)
一个高潮迭起的晚上
 the drama of the moment
那一刻的戏剧性
4  make a drama out of something SERIOUS SITUATIONto 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.
布赖恩对什么事都是大惊小怪的。
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〔用于指女人或同性恋男人；含贬义〕
Examples from the Corpus
drama queen• Stop being such a drama queen! It's not the end of the world!
n COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + drama
a 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 France
a 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 + NOUN
a drama series/serial (=a number of programmes with the same characters)
It is one of the longest-running drama series on Japanese television.
Examples from the Corpus
drama• a drama student• He studied English and Drama at Manchester University.• I was never much good at drama when I was a kid - probably because I was very shy.• Both dramas have finished their runs for the season and, for lack of ratings, might not be back next year.• Eliot stressed that there should be no maintaining of different attitudes for cathedral drama and for West End theatre.• The jury for drama handed out a pair of special prizes.• These, exemplified from drama, are the subject of the sixth chapter.• Jeb graduated from drama school in 1997.• Audiences like to see fires; fires kill, and when people are killed there is drama.• At once her own drama was engulfed in the tumult of Hyacinth's entry into a woman's estate.• Carol Smith has pointed to the importance of this book for the primitive ritual elements in Eliot's drama.• The drama of this year's World Series helped boost the network's ratings.• IfJoyce seemed mortified now, Lois suspected it was drama.
costume drama• More often, the movie founders when confronting spiritual issues and settles for the spectacle of a costume drama.• Nothing could be further from costume drama or the spreading of cloaks over puddles.
drama school• He'd meet me from school - I was at drama school then.• We ought to do more modern work at drama school, as well as the classics.• Dropouts from drama school who had learned just enough about theatricality to make a nuisance of themselves.• A.R. Getting into drama school is highly competitive and requires an audition and interview.• People had seen me in my drama school finals.• A.R. You both went into the theatre together from the same drama school?• I think that drama school stops you playing safe too early on in life and encourages you to take risks.
high drama• Any high drama that remains is found deep in technical working party country.• But Merseyside and Manchester both proved last week that it is possible to concoct high drama without substituting motivation for mutilation.• The problem is even more severe with the natural world, where the ratio of observable high drama is much lower.• Thus ended an episode of high drama, the excitement of which tends to distort its significance.• They refused to yield against awkward opponents, on a difficult pitch, in a match of high drama and controversial incidents.• The high drama at the Fed involves its decisions on interest rates and the money supply.• But now, along with high drama, diners at Checkers can enjoy a lighter menu.
Origin drama
(1500-1600) Late Latin Greek, “action, theater plays”, from dran “to do”
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2308 COCA: 2631
drama

noun¹

 1play for the theatre/theater, etc.; plays戲劇ADJECTIVE | VERB + DRAMA | DRAMA + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤compelling, powerful引人入勝的／打動人心的戲劇➤gritty, hard-hitting情節寫實的／直白的戲劇◇a gritty police drama一部情節寫實的警匪劇➤classical, contemporary, modern古典戲劇；當代劇；現代劇➤daytime, prime-time (both especially NAmE) 日間／黃金時段戲劇➤hour-long, one-hour, etc.時長為一小時等的戲劇◇She stars in a new one-hour drama about a woman judge.她在一部時長為一小時講述一名女法官的故事的新劇中擔當主角。➤two-part, four-part, etc. (all especially BrE) 由兩部份、四部份等組成的戲劇▸➤comedy, musical喜劇；音樂劇▸➤radio, television, TV廣播劇；電視劇▸➤costume, historical, period古裝劇；歷史劇➤epic, tragic史詩劇；悲劇➤Greek, Jacobean, etc.希臘、詹姆士一世時期等的戲劇▸➤courtroom, crime, hospital, medical, police法庭劇；犯罪劇；醫療劇；警匪劇◇Millions follow this hospital drama twice a week.數百萬人一週兩次收看這部醫療劇。➤psychological心理劇➤domestic, family家庭劇◇The movie is a heart-warming family drama.這是一部暖人心房的家庭片。➤ensemble集體劇；多主角劇➤romantic愛情片➤teen青少年劇VERB + DRAMA➤write寫劇本◇It is very difficult to write good drama.創作出好劇本很難。➤create, produce, stage創作／製作／上演戲劇◇the first episode of a new police drama produced for television為電視台製作的一部新警匪劇的第一集➤watch看戲DRAMA + NOUN➤production戲劇製作▸➤serial, series戲劇系列片▸➤festival戲劇節▸➤critic戲劇評論人◇the drama critic for the Times《泰晤士報》的戲劇評論員➤class, club, department, school, training戲劇班；戲劇俱樂部；戲劇系；戲劇學校；戲劇訓練➤teacher戲劇教師➤major, student戲劇專業學生◇He's a drama major at Howard University.他在哈沃德大學主修戲劇專業。PREPOSITION➤in a/the drama在劇中◇the actors in a drama劇中演員➤drama about關於⋯的戲劇◇a powerful television drama about city life刻畫城市生活的電視劇力作  ➡ note at subject
drama

noun²

 2exciting event令人激動的事ADJECTIVE | DRAMA + VERB ADJECTIVE➤human富有人情味的戲劇性事件▸➤real-life真實生活中的戲劇性場面◇The actor was involved in a real-life drama when he was held up at gunpoint last night.這名演員遭遇了現實生活中的一個戲劇性事件 － 他昨晚在槍口威脅下被搶劫。DRAMA + VERB➤play out, unfold戲劇性事件展現◇a collection of people watching the drama unfold outside the nightclub在夜總會外面目睹那戲劇性場面出現的一群人
drama

noun³

 3excitement激動ADJECTIVE | ... OF DRAMA | VERB + DRAMA | DRAMA + VERB | DRAMA + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤high十分激動➤human戲劇般的人生◇Art should deal with the human drama and tragedy of everyday life.藝術應當展現人類日常生活中的悲歡離合。... OF DRAMA➤touch一點兒激情◇The argument added a touch of drama to an otherwise dull day.這場爭論給本來可能是沉悶的一天增添了一點兒激情。VERB + DRAMA➤be full of充滿刺激◇The afternoon was full of drama and excitement.這個下午充滿驚喜，令人興奮。➤add, heighten令情緒更激動◇The arrival of the police heightened the drama further.警察的到來令人更加激動。DRAMA + VERB➤surround sth戲劇性事件圍繞⋯◇The media loved all the drama surrounding their divorce.媒體熱衷於他們離婚的所有情節。DRAMA + NOUN➤queen (= someone who makes situations seem more serious than they really are) 戲劇女皇PHRASES➤a moment of drama戲劇性的一刻
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2308 COCA: 2631
drama noun
⇨ drama (a drama critic) ⇨ play (a costume drama)drama

noun

drama ♦︎ theatre ♦︎ stage ♦︎ acting ♦︎ show business ♦︎ the performing arts ♦︎ showbizThese words are all used to talk about the activity or profession of performing plays. 这些词均表示表演艺术或专业。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆improvisational / serious drama / theatre / acting◆classical / Elizabethan / modern drama / theatre◆to study drama / theatre / acting◆a drama / theatre / stage / acting / performing arts school◆a drama / theatre / acting / performing arts student◆a drama / theatre critic■ drama ˈdrɑːmə [uncountable] the performing of plays, especially when considered as a form of literature 戏剧；戏剧文学◆Television drama is a powerful cultural medium.电视剧是一种强有力的文化媒介。   see also drama ⇨ play noun ▸ dramatic

adjective

 [usually before noun] ◆Students will study various plays and dramatic texts.学生将学习各种形式的戏剧和剧本。■ theatre (BrE) (NAmE theater) [uncountable] the performing of plays, especially when considered as a form of entertainment 戏剧；戏剧表演◆ (BrE) I like music, theatre and cinema.我喜欢音乐、戏剧和电影。◆The play challenges current ideas about what makes good theatre (= what makes good entertainment when performed).这出戏对何谓好戏剧的普遍看法提出了质疑。▸ theatrical

adjective

 [only before noun] ◆a theatrical career演艺生涯■ stage (often the stage 常作the stage) [singular] the theatre and the performing of plays as a profession or a form of entertainment 戏剧；戏剧专业；戏剧表演◆His parents didn't want him to go on the stage (= to be an actor).他父母不想让他当演员。◆She was a popular star of stage and screen (= theatre and cinema).她是观众喜爱的舞台和银幕两栖明星。   see also stage ⇨ play verb 3 ■ acting [uncountable] the activity or profession of performing in plays, films, etc. （戏剧、电影等的）表演；演艺业◆She started her acting career while still at school.上学时她就开始了自己的演艺事业。   see also act ⇨ play verb 3 ■ ˈshow business [uncountable] the business of providing public entertainment, for example in the theatre, films or television 娱乐行业；娱乐界；演艺界◆The whole family is in show business.这一家人都从事演艺工作。■ the perˌforming ˈarts [countable, plural] (rather formal) arts such as music, dance and drama which are performed for an audience 表演艺术◆The book examines recent trends in the performing arts.该书探讨了表演艺术的最新发展趋势。■ showbiz ˈʃəʊbɪz; NAmE ˈʃoʊbɪz [uncountable] (informal) show business 娱乐行业；娱乐界；演艺界◆The club is a favourite haunt of showbiz stars and celebrities.该俱乐部是演艺明星和社会名流很喜欢光顾的地方。◆That's showbiz!这就是娱乐界嘛！
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2308 COCA: 2631
drama
Types of story or play: adaptation, allegory, anecdote...
Specific areas of study: acoustics, aesthetics, agriculture...
Special, unusual or exciting things, events and people: novelty, curiosity, happening...

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