dram·a·tize
verb/ˈdræmətaɪz/
/ˈdræmətaɪz/
(British English also dramatise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dramatize | /ˈdræmətaɪz/ /ˈdræmətaɪz/ |
| he / she / it dramatizes | /ˈdræmətaɪzɪz/ /ˈdræmətaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple dramatized | /ˈdræmətaɪzd/ /ˈdræmətaɪzd/ |
| past participle dramatized | /ˈdræmətaɪzd/ /ˈdræmətaɪzd/ |
| -ing form dramatizing | /ˈdræmətaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈdræmətaɪzɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] dramatize something to present a book, an event, etc. as a play or a film
将…改编成剧本；将…搬上（舞台或银幕） - Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ was dramatized on television recently.
简·奥斯汀的《艾玛》最近在电视上上演。
- Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ was dramatized on television recently.
- [transitive, intransitive] dramatize (something) to make something seem more exciting or important than it really is
使戏剧化；戏剧性地表现；夸张 - Don't worry too much about what she said—she tends to dramatize things.
别太在意她说的话，她往往言过其实。
- Don't worry too much about what she said—she tends to dramatize things.