dram·a·tize (also dramatise British EnglishBrE) /ˈdræmətaɪz/ AWL verb [transitiveT] 1 AMTCBto make a book or event into a play or film 把〔文学作品、事件〕改编为戏剧[电影] a novel dramatized for television 被改编成电视剧的小说
2 EXCITEDto make a situation seem more exciting, terrible etc than it really is 使戏剧化,戏剧性地表现,夸张 Why do you have to dramatize everything? 你为什么事事都要夸张呢?
3 to make something more noticeable 使…更为引人注目 SYN highlight This incident dramatized the difficulties involved in the project. 这一事件使得项目中的种种困难更为引人注目了。
—dramatization /ˌdræmətaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tə-/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]