o o Don’t be so dramatic! jjJiJUP
! ► dra mat ic al ly /-kli/ adv. :
Prices have fallen
dramatically, jfr ^ ^ H c
0 Events
could have developed in a dramatically different way.
o 0 ‘At last!’ she cried
dramatically.
dra matic
'irony noun [U] a situation in a
play when a character’s words carry an extra meaning to the audience because
they know more than the character, especially about what is going to happen ( fuM
dra mat ics /dra'maetiks/ noun [pi ] behaviour that
does not seem sincere because it is exaggerated or too emotional ft ^ 04 fr 43
; 1ft ft 04 H& 'If M. M — see also
AMATEUR DRAMATICS
dramatis personae /.dramatis p3i'saunai; NAmE p3:r'sou-/ noun [pi.] (from Latin, formal) all the characters in a play in the
theatre £#JgiJ ^ A$f dramatist /'dramatist/ noun a person who writes
plays for the theatre, television or radio IslJgiJ
EEE1 playwright: a TV dramatist ffe$>]gijggjg!| drama tize (erf also -ise) /'dramataiz/ verb 1 [VN] to present a
book, an event, etc. as a play or a film/movie 1*; ) 2tomakesth
seem more exciting or
important than it really is J9lfk;. [VN]
Don’t worry too much
about what she said—she tends to
dramatize things. W\
A&;tMift04i£ [also V] ► drama-
tiza-tion, -isation /.dramatai'zeijn;
-ta'z-/ noun [U, C]: a television
dramatization of the trial If
J&§4«fettJ
dramaturge (also
drama-turg)
/'dramat3:d3;
NAmE -t3:rd3/ noun {formal) a person who writes or
edits plays for a theatre ( f}|]^04 )
dramaturgy /'draem0t3:d3i;
NAmE -t3ird3i/ noun [U] (formal) the study or activity
of writing dramatic texts
msw?i; m\
Dram
buie™ /dram'bjuii;
NAmE -'bu:i/ noun [U, C] a strong sweet alcoholic drink from
dram edy /'draimadi; NAmE 'dram-/ noun {pi. -ies) [NAmE) a television
programme that is intended to be both humorous and serious IE#^iJ (
#04fe«l \ drank pt of drink drape /dreip/ verb, noun
m verb [VN +adv./prep.] 1 ~ sth
around/over/across, etc.
sth to hang clothes,
materials, etc. loosely on sb/sth ..(.ftlL &$}%$) She had a shawl draped
around her shoulders. Mjft±Sfcif — & [I|-rf]0
o
He draped his coat over the back of the chair.
o She draped a cover
over the old sofa. MIC ^T W-EE IB 'tyfkJLo 2 ~ sb/sth in/with sth to
cover or decorate sb/sth with material mil; Uli; walls
draped in ivy -£$t##H04i# 3 ~
sth around/round/ over, etc. stfi to allow part of your body to rest on sth
in a relaxed way His
arm was draped casually
around her shoulders. MftLUM
mnoun (especially NAmE) {NAmE also drapery) [usually pi.] a long
thick curtain ( jy704 ) ftT, lift, |£3£: blue velvet drapes
draper /'dreipa(r)/ noun {old-fashioned, BrE) 1 a person who owns or
manages a shop that sells cloth, curtains, etc. ft ; ft 3$ # m & pb TSf 2 draper’s {pi.
drapers) a shop/store that
sells cloth, curtains, etc. ft
IS;
mR&fe
dra-pery /'dreipari/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 [u] (also dra-per-ies [pi.]) cloth or
clothing hanging in loose folds Hlfft ( tPs$j ) : a cradle swathed in
draperies and blue ribbon fi2 [C, usually pi.] {NAmE) = drape 3 [U] {old-fashioned) cloth and materials for sewing sold by a
draper ( ft jffj tt} H 04 ). , ft 14
— compare dry goods(2)
dras tic /'drastik; BrE also 'dra:s-/ adj. extreme in a way that
has a sudden, serious or violent effect on sth l&yjg
4
; & JBI M. 04
: drastic
measures/
changes J
JtM; $M04$lt 0 The government is
threatening to take drastic action.
o a drastic shortage of
food
Talk to me before you do anything drastic. f“IJi
► dras-tic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.:
Output has been drastically reduced. o
Things have started to go drastically wrong.
drat /drat/ exclamation {old-fashioned, informal) used to show that you
are annoyed ( ) JE^L,
ftJH: Drat! I forgot my key.
T o * drat-ted adj. [only before noun] {old-fashioned, BrE, informal) : This dratted pen
won’t work. & t^^E04^^j
draught /draift/ {BrE) {NAmE draft /draft/) noun, adj., verb
u noun 1
[C] a flow of cool air in a room or other confined space ilM: There’s a draught in
here. 0 A cold draught of air
blew in
from the open window.
0 I was sitting in a draught. Ee M P ± 0 2 [C]
(formal) one continuous action
of swallowing liquid; the amount swallowed — tfc ( 04 it ) : He took a deep draught
of his beer. M 7—A
P 0 3 [C] (old use or
literary) medicine in a liquid
form f*j 7jc ; /fi] : a sleeping draught {= one that makes you
sleep) - tfcftj 4 draughts (BrE) {NAmE check-ers) [U] a game for two
players using 24 round pieces on a
board marked with black and white squares HI p* ©fe ^ ; M # ©fc fK
5
[C] {BrE) {NAmE check-er) one of the round
pieces used
in a game of draughts
( ) ^7; (
M#
) #*T
ITSITCI on 'draught (BrE) (of beer nf $0) taken from a large
container (= a barrel) fk If M W ;
it ^ W : This beer is not available on draught {= it is available only
in bottles or cans).
M&o
madj. 1 [usually before noun] served
from a large container (= a barrel)
rather than in a bottle [ft; fft: draught beer ffc ^ M 2 [only
before noun] used for pulling heavy loads % Jr M W :
a draught
horse
&B,
m verb [VN] (especially BrE) = draft
draught-board /’dra:ftbo:d; NAmE ‘draftboird/ {BrE) {NAmE check-er-board) noun a board with black
and white squares, used for playing draughts/checkers
‘draught excluder {BrE) {NAmE 'weather strip) noun [C, U] a piece of
material that helps to prevent cold air coming through a door, window, etc. ( (
] Hi 04 )
draughts man /'draftsman/ {BrE) {NAmE drafts-man /'drafts-/) noun {pi. -men /-man/) 1 a person
whose job is to draw detailed plans of machinery, buildings, etc.
rfrj g] M 2 a person who draws : He’s a poor
draughtsman, life 7 W. 7 H „ — see also draughtswoman, DRAUGHTSPERSON
draughtsmanship {BrE) {NAmE draftsman-ship)
/'draiftsmanjip; NAmE 'draefts-/ noun [U] the ability to
draw well You have to admire her
superb draughtsmanship. —
ij£ 04^11
7k7o
draughts person /'dra:ftsp3:sn/ {BrE) {NAmE drafts- person /'draftsp3:rsn/) noun a draughtsman or a
draughtswoman ffrJglU;
draughts woman /'draiftswuman/ (BrE) (NAmE drafts- woman /'drafts-/) noun {pi. -women /-wimin/) 1 a woman whose job is
to draw detailed plans of machinery, buildings, etc. fc ® [H M 2 a woman who draws — see also draughtsman
draughty /'draifti/ (BrE) (NAmE drafty /'drafti/) adj. (draught-ier,
draughti-est) (of a room, etc. |h] #) uncomfortable because cold air is blowing through ft
il^M04; : a draughty room/corridor ft
Dra
vid ian /dra'vidian/ adj. connected with a
group of languages spoken in southern