melodramatics

/ˈmɛl.ə.dɹəˌmæt.ɪks/

Meanings

noun

做作，矫揉造作。

Overemotional, exaggerated behavior calculated for effect.

Examples :

"Her melodramatics at spilling a glass of water – crying and claiming her entire day was ruined – were completely unnecessary. "

她打翻一杯水就哭天喊地，还说她的一整天都被毁了，这种矫揉造作的行为完全没必要。

Related Words

exaggerated verb

/ɛɡ-/

夸大，言过其实。

"My brother exaggerated how difficult the math test was, saying it would take him hours to complete, when in reality he finished it in just 30 minutes. "

我弟弟夸大了数学考试的难度，说要做几个小时才能完成，但实际上他只用了三十分钟就做完了。

behavior noun

[bɪˈheɪvjə] [bɪˈheɪvjɚ]

行为，举止，品行。

"The child's disruptive behavior in class was a concern for the teacher. "

这孩子在课堂上扰乱秩序的行为让老师很担心。

completely adverb

/kəmˈpliːtli/

完全地，徹底地。

"Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil."

请用2号铅笔完全填满你答案对应的方框。

effect noun

/ɪˈfɛkt/ /əˈfɛkt/

结果，后果，影响

"The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape."

飓风造成的后果是一片狼藉的景象。

crying verb

/kɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/

哭泣，流泪。

"That sad movie always makes me cry."

那部悲伤的电影总是让我哭。

claiming verb

/ˈkleɪmɪŋ/

声称，主张。

"After finding the lost wallet, several people were claiming it as their own. "

找到丢失的钱包后，好几个人都声称是他们的，想要据为己有。

unnecessary adjective

/ʌnˈnɛ.sə.s(ə)ɹɪ / /ʌnˈnɛ.səˌsɛ.ɹi/

不必要的，多余的。

"The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary."

有了自动吓唬小孩装置，小丑就变得不必要了。

entire noun

/ənˈtaɪə/ /ənˈtaɪɚ/

全部，整体

"The entire class was excited for the field trip. "

整个班级的学生都对这次实地考察感到非常兴奋。

ruined verb

/ɹuːnd/

破产，毁掉，使…倒闭。

"With all these purchases, you surely mean to ruin us!"

买这么多东西，你一定是想让我们破产吧！

overemotional adjective

/əʊvəɹɪˈməʊʃənəl/ /oʊvəɹiˈmoʊʃənəl/

过于情绪化的，感情用事的。

"She became overemotional when she didn't get the job, crying and yelling about how unfair life was. "

当她没得到那份工作时，她变得过于情绪化了，哭喊着抱怨生活多么不公平。

calculated verb

/ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/

计算，算出。

"Calculate the square root of 3 to 10 decimal places."

计算出3的平方根，精确到小数点后10位。

spilling verb

/ˈspɪlɪŋ/ /ˈspɪlɪn/

溢出，泼洒。

"I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor."

我不小心把一些黏糊糊的果汁洒在了厨房地板上。