melodramatic

英 [ˌmelədrəˈmætɪk]

美 [ˌmelədrəˈmætɪk]

adj.  情节剧式的; 夸大的; 耸人听闻的

Collins.1 / BNC.18770 / COCA.17301

牛津词典

adj.

• 情节剧式的；夸大的；耸人听闻的
  full of exciting and extreme emotions or events; behaving or reacting to sth in an exaggerated way
  1. a melodramatic plot full of deceit and murder
     充满欺骗和凶杀的耸人听闻的情节

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 过分严肃的;夸张的;小题大做的
  Melodramaticbehaviour is behaviour in which someone treats a situation as much more serious than it really is.
  1. 'Don't you think you're being rather melodramatic?' Jane asked...
     简问：“你难道不觉得自己有些太夸张了吗？”
  2. She'd flung herself in a pose of melodramatic exhaustion.
     她一下子摆出一副筋疲力尽的夸张姿势。

英英释义

adj

• having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama
  1. a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea
• characteristic of acting or a stage performance
  1. histrionic gestures
  2. an attitude of melodramatic despair
  3. a theatrical pose
  Synonym:histrionic

双语例句

• The fellow could never resist the temptation to be melodramatic, walden thought.
  这家伙总想一鸣惊人，沃尔登想。
• I'm broke sounded sentimental and melodramatic.
  我身无分文响起伤感和戏剧性。
• I do not want something metaphysical, something melodramatic as the idea of a guarantee or absoluteness.
  我不需要形而上的东西，也不需要像认证或者绝对性这样戏剧性的东西。
• She'd flung herself in a pose of melodramatic exhaustion.
  她一下子摆出一副筋疲力尽的夸张姿势。
• Surprisingly often, when I get up from a chair to leave a room, those six melodramatic words will unfurl in my mind.
  每当我从椅子上站起来，准备离开房间时，这几个字常会格外频繁地浮现在我的脑海中。
• It is tough but not as soul-destroying as is sometimes presented in more melodramatic stories.
  船上的生活虽然艰苦，却没有磨灭到各人的灵魂，故事有时更出现感人的场面。
• This melodramatic shift in the seasons has forced the wild world to our attention.
  这种戏剧性的季节变化迫使我们关注大自然。
• A melodramatic paperback novel.
  一种情节剧的平装小说。
• His melodramatic speech was delivered with passionate and exaggerated gestures.
  他情节剧般地演讲着并伴有激情而夸张的动作。
• A melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea.
  对危险的海上二日的戏剧性描述。