pantomime

英 [ˈpæntəmaɪm]

美 [ˈpæntəmaɪm]

n.  (英国多在圣诞节期间上演的)童话剧; 哑剧; 默剧; 滑稽可笑的局面

复数：pantomimes　过去式：pantomimed　过去分词：pantomimed　现在分词：pantomiming　第三人称单数：pantomimes　

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牛津词典

noun

• （英国多在圣诞节期间上演的）童话剧
  (in Britain) a type of play with music, dancing and jokes, that is based on a fairy tale and is usually performed at Christmas
• 哑剧；默剧
  the use of movement and the expression of your face to communicate sth or to tell a story
• 滑稽可笑的局面
  a ridiculous situation, usually with a lot of confusion

柯林斯词典

• 圣诞童话剧
  Apantomimeis a funny musical play for children. Pantomimes are usually based on fairy stories and are performed at Christmas.
• N-UNCOUNT 圣诞童话剧演出
  Pantomimeis the form of entertainment which involves producing a pantomime.
  1. What she does very well is pantomime...
     她擅长圣诞童话剧演出。
  2. He is currently starring in pantomime in Weston-super-Mare.
     他目前正在滨海韦斯顿主演圣诞童话剧。
• N-UNCOUNT 哑剧
  Pantomimeis acting something out without speaking.
  1. Chaplin feared that the art of pantomime was under threat.
     卓别林担心哑剧艺术面临威胁。
• N-SING 闹剧；（行为的）滑稽愚蠢
  If you say that a situation or a person's behaviour is apantomime, you mean that it is silly or exaggerated and that there is something false about it.
  1. They were made welcome with the usual pantomime of exaggerated smiles and gestures...
     他们受到了一如往常的欢迎，夸张的笑容和姿态如同一场闹剧。
  2. The rights of every American to good government have been damaged by the pantomime on Capitol Hill.
     每一位美国人享受良政的权利被国会山的闹剧损害殆尽。

英英释义

noun

• a performance using gestures and body movements without words
  Synonym:mimedumb show

verb

• act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
  1. The acting students mimed eating an apple
  Synonym:mime

双语例句

• Pantomime is about bringing laughter to thousands
  圣诞童话剧旨在把欢笑带给千千万万的人。
• The audience roared with laughter at the pantomime.
  观众被这哑剧逗得哈哈大笑。
• A pair of stage sisters did a pantomime in costume.
  一对舞台姐妹穿着戏服演了一出哑剧。
• What she does very well is pantomime
  她擅长圣诞童话剧演出。
• Read books about black humor, body language, pantomime and silent movie.
  阅读黑色幽默，肢体语言，默剧，无声电影的相关书籍。
• Other pantomime gestures are those of playing an invisible violin, for mock sympathy.
  其他的哑剧动作有：模仿拉小提琴的动作，表示假同情。
• A male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face.
  法国哑剧中的男性人物；通常穿白衣，画白脸。
• The man of whom I speak was a low pantomime actor; and like many people of his class, an habitual drunkard.
  我所说的人是一个演哑剧的下级演员；他象他那个阶级的许多人一样，也是一个经常的醉鬼。
• But the debate quickly drifted into pantomime.
  但是争论很快就变成了无声的动作。
• He jumped around on all fours like a pantomime bear and was perfectly ridiculous.
  他像儿童剧里的熊一样爬在地上跳来跳去，样子十分滑稽可笑。