/'pæntəmaɪm; `pæntə,maɪm/
n
1 (a) [C] type of play with music, dancing and clowning, based on a traditional story or fairy-tale and usu performed at Christmas 童话剧（通常于圣诞节期间演出）
*Let's take the children to the pantomime! 咱们带孩子去看童话剧吧!
* [attrib 作定语] a pantomime dame, horse 童话剧中的滑稽老太婆、马.
(b) [U] plays of this type 童话剧（总称）
*She's acted in a lot of pantomime. 她演过很多童话剧.
2 [U] expressive movements of the face and body used to tell a story （讲故事时）面部和身体的表意动作.

n
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: pantomimus, from panto- 'all' (from Greek, from pan; PAN-) + mimus ( MIME¹)]
[U and C]
a type of play for children that is performed in Britain around Christmas, in which traditional stories are performed with jokes, music, and songs
[U and C]
a method of performing using only actions and not words, or a play performed using this method
= mime
[C]BrE
a situation or behaviour that is silly