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单词 dramatize
释义 dram·a·tize
\ˈ ̷ ̷məˌtīz\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: Late Latin dramat-, drama drama, play + English -ize — more at drama
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to rewrite (as a novel) or adapt (as an incident or account) for theatrical presentation
  < several of his short stories were later dramatized >
  < one of the shows for which he dramatized episodes of colonial history >
 b. : to act out (material usually read or presented in writing)
  < dramatizing commercials on television >
2.
 a. : to recount in a dramatic manner
  < she often seems to be dramatizing her material according to the methods of painting rather than those of literature — New Republic >
  < a long epic that dramatizes the gradual dissolution of a family >
 b. : to present or represent in a dramatic manner: as
  (1) : to make a dramatic scene of
   < she never fails to dramatize her entries and exits >
  (2) : to display (oneself or one's problems or motives) to advantage as if playing a part on a stage
   < he lost votes because of his inability to dramatize himself to his constituents >
  often : to display outwardly and often flauntingly one's own conception of (oneself or one's virtues)
   < compensating for lack of real ability by consciously dramatizing her appearance >
  (3) : to exhibit graphically in such a manner as to show forth qualities, attributes, or aspects likely to be overlooked
   < wartime shortages dramatized the importance of foreign trade >
   < the new vaccine dramatizes the need for continued medical research >
  (4) : to make (as an article of apparel) strikingly attractive especially by careful attention to detail
   < a brocade wrap dramatized by huge sleeves >
intransitive verb
1. : to be suitable for dramatization
 < the story would dramatize well >
2. : to dramatize oneself : put on an act
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