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

• 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。
• The welcome was surprisingly warm and the boos, when they eventually came, half-hearted and pantomime.
  不过球迷的欢迎令人惊讶地温暖，而嘘声最终到来时只是半心半意和像默剧一般的。
• Chaplin feared that the art of pantomime was under threat.
  卓别林担心哑剧艺术面临威胁。
• Some tourists make themselves understood abroad by pantomime.
  一些游客在国外通常用手势来让别人明白自己的意思。
• I started the course of Pantomime. I love the feel of learning.
  终于开始学习默剧了，很喜欢学习的感觉。
• He was dressed for the pantomime, in all the absurdity of a clown's costume.
  他穿着演哑剧的服装，是荒唐不堪的小丑装。
• The girl playing Cinderella in the pantomime was a real humdinger.
  那个在哑剧中扮演灰姑娘的女孩真是百里挑一。
• The stakes are too high for such pantomime acts.
  这种轻视带来的风险太高了。
• 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。
• But the debate quickly drifted into pantomime.
  但是争论很快就变成了无声的动作。