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pantomime

/pan-tuh-mahym/US // ˈpæn təˌmaɪm //UK // (ˈpæntəˌmaɪm) //

模拟剧,模拟戏,模拟秀,模拟经营

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
    • : a play or entertainment in which the performers express themselves mutely by gestures, often to the accompaniment of music.
    • : significant gesture without speech.
    • : an actor in dumb show, as in ancient Rome.
    • : Also called Christmas pantomime. a form of theatrical spectacle common in England during the Christmas season, generally adapted from a fairy tale and including stock character types who perform songs and dances, tell jokes, etc.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pan·to·mimed, pan·to·mim·ing.

    • : to represent or express in pantomime.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pan·to·mimed, pan·to·mim·ing.

    • : to express oneself in pantomime.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The death is real, and yet the movements seem like a pantomime, awkward and inadequate.

  • Sharp did lots of school plays, which led to a role in amateur operetta, then professional pantomime.

  • So I watched him pantomime skating, and I thought well if he can do it, I can do it.

  • A pantomime horse plays a role, as does a sardonic hand puppet.

  • “Grimaldi was pantomime,” writes Andrew McConnell Scott in his biography, The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi.

  • In dramatic interpretation the voice is a much more significant feature relatively than is the detail of gesture in pantomime.

  • She tried a pantomime of washing her hands, but to the boy she had appeared to be merely wringing them.

  • The professional and amateur stage rights on this pantomime are strictly reserved by the author.

  • The description of the stroke dealt by Mr. Adams's wife did not account for this peculiar feature in Bartow's pantomime.

  • The English excel in pantomime as much as the French in comedy.