dramatize

1. V-T If a book or story is dramatized, it is written or presented as a play, film, or television drama. 把 (小说、故事等) 改编为剧本[usu passive]

...an incident later dramatized in the film "The Right Stuff."

…一个事件后来被改编成了电影《太空先锋》。

2. dramatizationN-COUNT 改编成的戏剧; 改编成的剧本

...a dramatization of D. H. Lawrence's novel, "Lady Chatterley's Lover."

…根据D. H. 劳伦斯的小说《查泰莱夫人的情人》改编的剧本。

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. 使戏剧化; 渲染[表不满]

They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation. 他们有一种炫耀的倾向,几乎任何情况都要大肆渲染一番。