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pantomime of sth
表示某主题的哑剧表演。
They performed a pantomime of a lion hunt.
他们表演了一场猎狮的哑剧。
手势, 哑剧, 舞剧
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手势, 哑剧, 舞剧
a performance using gestures and body movements without words
They performed a pantomime of a lion hunt.
他们表演了一场猎狮的哑剧。
不说话的手势表演；哑剧
The act of gesturing without speaking; a dumb-show, a mime.
The children watched a hilarious pantomime at the theater.
孩子们在剧院看了一场滑稽的哑剧。
He pantomimed drinking a cup of coffee to show his thirst.
他比划着喝咖啡的动作来表明自己渴了。
In the game, players had to pantomime actions for their teammates to guess.
游戏中，玩家必须用动作比划让队友猜。
表示某主题的哑剧表演。
They performed a pantomime of a lion hunt.
他们表演了一场猎狮的哑剧。
以哑剧方式，无言语。
The story was told entirely in pantomime.
这个故事完全用哑剧形式讲述。
用手势和身体动作模仿某动作。
He pantomimed playing the violin.
他用手势表演拉小提琴。
Not this
I saw pantomime at the theater.
Use this
I saw a pantomime at the theater.
pantomime作名词表示具体表演时是可数名词，需加不定冠词a
Not this
He pantomimed me a cup.
Use this
He pantomimed a cup to me.
pantomime作动词是及物动词，直接宾语是表演的内容，间接宾语需用介词to引出
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
表演哑剧
The children performed a pantomime of the story.
孩子们表演了这个故事的哑剧。
圣诞哑剧
We went to see a Christmas pantomime at the local theatre.
我们去了当地剧院看圣诞哑剧。
哑剧马（由两人扮演的马）
The pantomime horse was played by two actors in a costume.
哑剧马由两位演员穿着戏服扮演。
用手势表演一个动作
He pantomimed opening a door to show what had happened.
他用手势表演开门来展示发生了什么。
哑剧马（两人扮演一匹马）
The pantomime horse stumbled and the audience roared with laughter.
哑剧马绊倒了，观众哄堂大笑。
哑剧反派（夸张的恶棍角色）
He played the pantomime villain, hissing and booing at the crowd.
他扮演哑剧中的反派，对着人群发出嘘声和倒彩。
哑剧大妈（通常由男性扮演的滑稽中年妇女角色）
The pantomime dame wore an outrageous dress and oversized hat.
那位哑剧大妈穿着夸张的裙子，戴着 oversized 的帽子。
Use pantomime naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 pantomime 拆成 'panto' (潘多) + 'mime' (默剧)，想象一个叫潘多的人正在演默剧，只用手势和表情，不说话。
语域：neutral 常见场景：theatre、family entertainment、holiday performances pantomime 作名词时，通常指一种不使用台词、通过动作和表情表演的戏剧形式（哑剧），比较常见于舞台演出和儿童节目。在英国英语中，它还特指一种合家欢的圣诞剧（Christmas pantomime），融合歌舞和观众互动。使用上多为中性或正式语境。
All listed words share the exact same -ime /aɪm/ ending sound as 'pantomime' (though the stressed vowel and following sounds match, note that 'pantomime' has two syllables while these are mostly monosyllabic; nonetheless, the final syllable rhymes perfectly).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.