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。
• A melodramatic paperback novel.
  一种情节剧的平装小说。
• The audience was not persuaded by his melodramatic speech.
  观众没有被他过分情绪化的演说所说服。
• 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。
• Histrionic gestures; an attitude of melodramatic despair; a theatrical pose.
  无精打采的姿态或动作做作的姿势；做作的失望神态；戏剧性的姿势。
• I remember her making a most effective entrance in a melodramatic play.
  我记得她在一出情节剧中的出场曾取得极佳的戏剧效果。
• 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。
• I think these soap operas are too melodramatic.
  我认为这些肥皂剧的内容太戏剧化。
• '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？”
• Melville has abruptly and entirely altered his story; his prose became lushly melodramatic.
  在这里梅尔维尔突然把故事改变了，把文章写成热闹的通俗闹剧了。