pantomime

名词 pantomime:

1. a performance using gestures and body movements without words
   同义词：mime, dumb show

动词 pantomime:

1. act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
   同义词：mime

1. The children were very excited by the pantomime.
   孩子们看了童话剧非常兴奋。
2. An actor or actress skilled in pantomime.
   哑剧表演者擅长表演哑剧的男女演员
3. 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

pan.to.mime

n.（名词）
Communication by means of gesture and facial expression:
打手势：利用手势和面部表情进行交流：
例句：
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

The telling of a story without words, by means of bodily movements, gestures, and facial expressions.
哑剧表演：不用语言，借助于身体、动作、手势和面部表情来讲述故事
A play, dance, or other theatrical performance characterized by such wordless storytelling.
哑剧：以无言的表述故事为特征的戏剧、舞蹈或其它剧场表演
An ancient Roman theatrical performance in which one actor played all the parts by means of gesture and movement, accompanied by a narrative chorus.
古罗马哑剧表演：一种古罗马剧场表演形式，一个演员通过手势和姿势，并伴以讲述的合唱来演出全部的情节
A player in such a performance.
哑剧演员：演出这种剧目的演员
A traditional British Christmas entertainment for children, usually based on nursery tales and featuring stock characters in costume who sing, dance, and perform skits.
童话剧：为儿童演的一种传统的英国圣诞节娱乐剧，常以幼儿园故事为基础，演员装扮成牲畜进行唱歌、跳舞和表演滑稽剧
v.（动词）
pan.to.mimed,pan.to.mim.ing,pan.to.mimes
v.tr.（及物动词）
To represent or express by pantomime:
以哑剧来讲述或表达：
例句：
pantomine a story on the stage; pantomimed .baby. by cradling an imaginary infant.
在舞台上表演哑剧故事；通过把一个想象中的小孩放在摇篮里的手势表示.小孩.的意思

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To express oneself in pantomime.
用手势表达：以哑剧形式表达自己

来源：
Latin pantomomus [a pantomimic actor]
拉丁语 pantomomus [一位哑剧演员]
from Greek pantomimos
源自 希腊语 pantomimos
panto- [all] from pas pant- * see pan-
panto- [全] 源自 pas pant- *参见 pan-
mimos [mime]
mimos [模仿]

【引伸】
pan.tomim.ic
pan.tomim.ist