melodramatic 英 [ˌmelədrəˈmætɪk]   美 [ˌmɛlədrəˈmætɪk]

melodramatic

melodramatic  英 [ˌmelədrəˈmætɪk] 美 [ˌmɛlədrəˈmætɪk]

adj. 夸张的;情节剧的;戏剧似的 

It is a thousand times preferable to die somewhere alone and abandoned so that you can die without melodramatic posturing, unseen by anyone. 比这好过一千倍的,是你可以在一个孤僻荒废之所死去,无需夸张作态,也无人问津。
This fits well with the definition of melodramatic given in the American Heritage Dictionary. 这与《美国传统大词典》上melodramatic给出的定义真是不谋而合。

  • If you're writhing on the floor, howling in pain over the splinter in your finger, you're being a tad melodramatic, that is, exaggerated, affected, or histrionic.
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  • adj. 夸张的;情节剧的;戏剧似的
  • 1. It is a thousand times preferable to die somewhere alone and abandoned so that you can die without melodramatic posturing, unseen by anyone.

    比这好过一千倍的,是你可以在一个孤僻荒废之所死去,无需夸张作态,也无人问津。

  • 2. This fits well with the definition of melodramatic given in the American Heritage Dictionary.

    这与《美国传统大词典》上melodramatic给出的定义真是不谋而合。

  • melodramatic (adj.) 1776; from foreign source of melodrama on model of dramatic. Related: Melodramatically.
melo·dra·mat·ic / ˌmelədrəˈmætɪk ; NAmE ˌmelədrəˈmætɪk / adjective ( often disapproving) full of exciting and extreme emotions or events; behaving or reacting to sth in an exaggerated way 情节剧式的;夸大的;耸人听闻的 a melodramatic plot full of deceit and murder 充满欺骗和凶杀的耸人听闻的情节 melo·dra·mat·ic·al·ly / ˌmelədrəˈmætɪkli ; NAmE ˌmelədrəˈmætɪkli / adverb melo·dra·mat·ic / ˌmelədrəˈmætɪk ; NAmE ˌmelədrəˈmætɪk / melo·dra·mat·ic·al·ly / ˌmelədrəˈmætɪkli ; NAmE ˌmelədrəˈmætɪkli /
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