pantomimes

英 [ˈpæntəmaɪmz]

美 [ˈpæntəˌmaɪmz]

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
pantomime的复数

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。

双语例句

• To give himself away. a guy has got17 pantomimes.
  为自己开脱，男人有17种哑剧。
• In the temple men drew near to God with music and pantomimes ( out of this later the theatre developed).
  在圣殿的里面，人类企图亲近上帝。
• There's a lot of cross-dressing in British pantomimes, where men dress up as dames and a woman plays the part of the young hero.
  英国哑剧中有许多女扮男装、男扮女装的现象，如男子装扮成贵妇人的模样，而女子则扮演年轻英雄的角色。