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melodrama

/ˈmɛləˌdɹɑːmə/

Meanings
noun

情节剧，通俗剧

A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes.

Examples :

"The school play was a melodrama, with a soaring violin solo during the love scene. "
学校的戏剧是部情节剧，在爱情场景中还配有高亢的小提琴独奏，以增强戏剧效果。
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noun

夸张剧，情节剧。

A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks

Examples :

"The play was a melodrama, filled with passionate declarations of love and tragic misunderstandings. "
这部剧简直就是一部情节剧，充满了热情洋溢的爱情宣言和悲惨的误会。
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Related Words

Illustration descriptive

descriptive noun

/dɪˈskɹɪptɪv/

形容词，描写词。

"The descriptive words in the student's essay painted a vivid picture of the historical event. "

学生作文中使用的那些描写词生动地描绘了那次历史事件。

Illustration agonizing

agonizing verb

/ˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈeɪɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ/

痛苦挣扎， 感到剧痛

"The student agonizing over the difficult math problem felt a sharp pain in their head. "

那个学生正痛苦地挣扎着解那道难题，感到头部一阵剧痛。

Illustration intensify

intensify verb

/ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ/

加剧，加强。

"to intensify a photographic negative"

加剧摄影底片的影像。

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration abounding

abounding verb

/əˈbaʊndɪŋ/

充满，富于。

"During the spring, the garden was abounding with colorful flowers. "

春天的时候，花园里到处都是五颜六色的鲜花，鲜花盛开。

Illustration accompaniment

accompaniment noun

/ə.ˈkʌm.pə.ni.mənt/

伴奏，配乐

"The singer's beautiful voice was enhanced by the soft piano accompaniment. "

歌手优美的歌声在柔和的钢琴伴奏下显得更加动听。

Illustration declarations

declarations noun

/ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃənz/ /ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃnz/

声明，宣言。

"The politician's declarations about lowering taxes convinced many voters to support him. "

这位政客关于降低税收的声明说服了很多选民支持他。

Illustration sentiment

sentiment noun

/ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/

情感，情绪，感受。

"The sentiment emerged that we were acting too soon."

一种我们行动过早的感觉出现了。

Illustration passionate

passionate noun

/ˈpæʃənət/

热情的人，充满激情的人。

"Her passion for baking was a powerful motivating force. "

她对烘焙的热情是她强大的动力来源。

Illustration situations

situations noun

/ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃənz/ /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃnz/

情况, 局势.

"The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming."

美国正面临着债务违约迫在眉睫的尴尬局面。

Illustration proportion

proportion noun

/pɹəˈpɔːʃən/ /pɹəˈpɔɹʃən/

比例，份额。

"The proportion of students who chose math as their favorite subject was quite high. "

选择数学作为最喜欢科目的学生所占的比例相当高。

Illustration misunderstandings

misunderstandings noun

/ˌmɪsʌndərˈstændɪŋz/

误解，误会。

"The discussion cleared up several misunderstandings about the project deadline. "

讨论澄清了几个关于项目截止日期的误解。