| 单词 | mime |
| 释义 | mime (once / 934 pages) nv A mime is a performer who uses exaggerated facial expressions and body movements — instead of words — to communicate with his audience. You may have seen a mime pretending she's trapped in an invisible box, using gestures to make it appear that she is pushing against walls and a ceiling. Many mimes also wear clown-like makeup, wear simple clothing, and refuse to speak. You can use the word mime as a verb as well, to describe what you do when you imitate your least favorite teacher for the amusement of your friends. The Greek root word is mimos, "imitator, actor, or buffoon." WORD FAMILYmime: mimed, mimer, mimes, mimic, miming+/mimic: mimicing, mimicked, mimicker, mimicking, mimicry, mimics/mimicker: mimickers/mimicry: mimicries USAGE EXAMPLESAs the players ran onto the field, they mimed firing machine guns. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Beloved Swiss clown and mime who studied under Marcel Marceau. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) McBurney put his hands in front of him, then mimed paddling a canoe over the rapids. The New Yorker(Dec 16, 2016) 1n an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression Syn|Exp|Hyper mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist Marcel Marceau French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923) actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian a theatrical performer 2n a performance using gestures and body movements without words Syn|Hypo|Hyper dumb show, pantomime panto an abbreviation of pantomime acting, performing, playacting, playing the performance of a part or role in a drama 3v imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect Syn|Hyper mimic copy, imitate, simulate reproduce someone's behavior or looks 4v act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only The acting students mimed eating an apple Syn|Hyper pantomime act, play, playact, roleplay perform on a stage or theater |
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