dramatize

柯林斯詞典

BRIT also dramatise

1. V-T If a book or story is dramatized, it is written or presented as a play, film, or television drama. 把 (小說、故事等) 改編爲(wèi)劇本[usu passive]
...an incident later dramatized in the film "The Right Stuff."
…一個事件後來被改編成了電影《太空先鋒》。
2. dramatizationN-COUNT 改編成的戯劇; 改編成的劇本
...a dramatization of D. H. Lawrence's novel, "Lady Chatterley's Lover."
…根據(jù)D. H. 勞倫斯的小說《查泰萊夫人的情人》改編的劇本。
3. V-T If you say that someone dramatizes a situation or event, you mean that they try to make it seem more serious, more important, or more exciting than it really is. 使戯劇化; 渲染[表不滿]
They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation. 他們有一種炫耀的傾曏,幾乎任何情況都要大肆渲染一番。