melodrama
US /ˈmel.əˌdræm.ə/
UK /ˈmel.əˌdræm.ə/
1.
情节剧, 通俗剧
a sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events intended to appeal to the emotions
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The play was a classic melodrama, full of heroes, villains, and damsels in distress.
这部剧是一部经典的情节剧，充满了英雄、反派和陷入困境的少女。
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His life story reads like a cheap melodrama.
他的人生故事读起来就像一部廉价的情节剧。
2.
夸张的煽情, 矫揉造作
exaggerated sensationalism in speech or behavior
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Her constant emotional outbursts were pure melodrama.
她持续的情绪爆发纯粹是夸张的表演。
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He added a touch of melodrama to his speech to stir the crowd.
他在演讲中加入了一点夸张的煽情，以煽动人群。