"dramatize" in Chinese (Simplified)
戏剧化夸大
Definition
以比实际更激动人心、重要或严重的方式呈现某事,或把真实事件改编成戏剧、电影等表演。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
既可指将事件改编为戏剧/电影等(字面含义),也可指夸大某事的重要性或戏剧感(引申义)。常见搭配如“dramatize a story”、“dramatize the situation”。口语里,常用来批评别人小题大做。
Examples
The movie dramatizes a true story.
这部电影**戏剧化**了一个真实故事。
Please don't dramatize the problem.
请不要**夸大**这个问题。
He likes to dramatize everything he says.
他喜欢把他说的每件事都**戏剧化**。
You don't have to dramatize every little mistake—it happens to everyone.
你没必要**夸大**每个小错误——谁都会有犯错。
That book was dramatized for television last year.
那本书去年被改编**戏剧化**成了电视剧。
She tends to dramatize situations when she's stressed out.
她在压力大时容易**夸大**事情。