pantomime

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pan·to·mime /ˈpæntəmaɪm/ noun  1. APT[countable, uncountable] a type of play for children that is performed in Britain around Christmas, in which traditional stories are performed with jokes, music, and songs 童话剧〔英国在圣诞节前后演出，用笑话、音乐和歌曲演绎传统故事〕2. APT[countable, uncountable] a method of performing using only actions and not words, or a play performed using this method 哑剧[默剧]表演艺术；哑剧，默剧 SYN mime3. [countable] British English a situation or behaviour that is silly 滑稽可笑的场面[行为]

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pantomime• She performed a pantomime of having swallowed an insect.• There were singing, games, dancing and pantomimes.• How appropriate that her latest stage role should be in pantomime.• There then followed a curious little pantomime, apparently also dictated by tradition.• Mind you, I feared the worst for this year's crop of pantomimes.• He had an infectious sense of humour, and recently scripted an amusing and satirical pantomime.Origin pantomime (1500-1600) Latin pantomimus, from panto- “all” (from Greek, from pan; → PAN-) + mimus ( → MIME1)

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pantomime
pan‧to‧mime /ˈpæntəmaɪm/ noun1. [uncountable and countable] a type of play for children that is performed in Britain around Christmas, in which traditional stories are performed with jokes, music, and songs
2. [uncountable and countable] a method of performing using only actions and not words, or a play performed using this method
   SYN  mime
3. [countable] British English a situation or behaviour that is silly

panto·mimeBrE /ˈpæntəmaɪm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpæntəmaɪm/ 🔊 noun (also BrE, informal panto) [countable, uncountable] (in Britain) a type of play with music, dancing and jokes, that is based on a fairy tale and is usually performed at Christmas （英国多在圣诞节期间上演的）童话剧 [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the use of movement and the expression of your face to communicate sth or to tell a story 哑剧；默剧 SYN mime [countable, usually singular] (BrE) a ridiculous situation, usually with a lot of confusion 滑稽可笑的局面 SYN farce