Definition of dumbshow in English:

dumbshow

nounˈdʌmʃəʊˈdəmˌʃoʊ

mass noun

1Gestures used to convey a meaning or message without speech; mime.
手势，示意动作
they demonstrated in dumbshow how the tea should be made
他们用手势演示了如何沏茶。
Example sentencesExamples
- You will never, never, see someone turn right around and walk the way they were going without some accompanying dumbshow that indicates that they're not odd, they've just forgotten something.
- A scene between her and a man plays out in a dumbshow in a doorway, like a ritualistic re-enactment of an everyday scene.
- When you go to church, it's a hollow, diluted dumbshow: when I go to church, every gesture aches with meaning and immanence.
- If there's one thing that's duller than an Academy Awards ceremony, it's the red-carpet dumbshow that precedes it.
- I, naturally enough, would be present to move this dumbshow on a bit.
- Sadly, it seems that for much of our uncertain times the conversation between art and science remains a dumbshow.
- It's all some big dumbshow and we're just Zen comedians.
Synonyms
dumb show, pantomime, mummery
1. 1.1count noun A piece of dramatic mime.
  哑剧，默剧
  there were gags, spoofs, and dumbshows
  有插科打诨、模拟滑稽剧和哑剧。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He leads a little troupe of amateur actors from village to village, putting on an old-fashioned dumbshow - a type of humorous play with a stock plot.
  But it isn't exactly a hand-me-down Christmas panto dumbshow either.
  Now, one reason for not assigning names to the characters in our dumbshow above was to avoid any personal issues entering the discussion.
  The whole thing could almost be played as a dumbshow, with flourishes of grand guignol.
  Then, with not enough Gentlemen available, the revelation at the court of Sicilia was reduced to a dumbshow with voice-over (not at all a bad one, mind).
  A Modernist and postmodernist epic, in places it performs the play of sestina or sonnet in an absurd or unusual light; it recasts regular and irregular histories, offering speaking parts alongside dumbshow.
2. 1.2count noun (especially in English drama of the 16th and 17th centuries) a part of a play acted in mime to summarize, supplement, or comment on the main action.
  （尤指16和17世纪英国戏剧中用以对主要情节作总结、补充和评论的）哑剧表演，模拟表演
  Example sentencesExamples
  This second trio of children functions as a dumbshow for the verbalised ‘adult’ drama of the main story.

Definition of dumbshow in US English:

dumbshow

(also dumb show)

nounˈdəmˌSHōˈdəmˌʃoʊ

1Gestures used to convey a meaning or message without speech; mime.
手势，示意动作
they demonstrated in dumbshow how the tea should be made
他们用手势演示了如何沏茶。
Example sentencesExamples
- I, naturally enough, would be present to move this dumbshow on a bit.
- When you go to church, it's a hollow, diluted dumbshow: when I go to church, every gesture aches with meaning and immanence.
- Sadly, it seems that for much of our uncertain times the conversation between art and science remains a dumbshow.
- It's all some big dumbshow and we're just Zen comedians.
- You will never, never, see someone turn right around and walk the way they were going without some accompanying dumbshow that indicates that they're not odd, they've just forgotten something.
- A scene between her and a man plays out in a dumbshow in a doorway, like a ritualistic re-enactment of an everyday scene.
- If there's one thing that's duller than an Academy Awards ceremony, it's the red-carpet dumbshow that precedes it.
Synonyms
dumb show, pantomime, mummery
1. 1.1 A piece of dramatic mime.
  哑剧，默剧
  there were gags, spoofs, and dumbshows
  有插科打诨、模拟滑稽剧和哑剧。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Now, one reason for not assigning names to the characters in our dumbshow above was to avoid any personal issues entering the discussion.
  He leads a little troupe of amateur actors from village to village, putting on an old-fashioned dumbshow - a type of humorous play with a stock plot.
  Then, with not enough Gentlemen available, the revelation at the court of Sicilia was reduced to a dumbshow with voice-over (not at all a bad one, mind).
  The whole thing could almost be played as a dumbshow, with flourishes of grand guignol.
  But it isn't exactly a hand-me-down Christmas panto dumbshow either.
  A Modernist and postmodernist epic, in places it performs the play of sestina or sonnet in an absurd or unusual light; it recasts regular and irregular histories, offering speaking parts alongside dumbshow.
2. 1.2 (especially in English drama of the 16th and 17th centuries) a part of a play acted in mime to summarize, supplement, or comment on the main action.
  （尤指16和17世纪英国戏剧中用以对主要情节作总结、补充和评论的）哑剧表演，模拟表演
  Example sentencesExamples
  This second trio of children functions as a dumbshow for the verbalised ‘adult’ drama of the main story.

词汇	dumbshow
释义	Definition of dumbshow in English: dumbshow nounˈdʌmʃəʊˈdəmˌʃoʊ mass noun 1Gestures used to convey a meaning or message without speech; mime. 手势，示意动作 they demonstrated in dumbshow how the tea should be made 他们用手势演示了如何沏茶。 Example sentencesExamples You will never, never, see someone turn right around and walk the way they were going without some accompanying dumbshow that indicates that they're not odd, they've just forgotten something. A scene between her and a man plays out in a dumbshow in a doorway, like a ritualistic re-enactment of an everyday scene. When you go to church, it's a hollow, diluted dumbshow: when I go to church, every gesture aches with meaning and immanence. If there's one thing that's duller than an Academy Awards ceremony, it's the red-carpet dumbshow that precedes it. I, naturally enough, would be present to move this dumbshow on a bit. Sadly, it seems that for much of our uncertain times the conversation between art and science remains a dumbshow. It's all some big dumbshow and we're just Zen comedians. Synonyms dumb show, pantomime, mummery 1.1count noun A piece of dramatic mime. 哑剧，默剧 there were gags, spoofs, and dumbshows 有插科打诨、模拟滑稽剧和哑剧。 Example sentencesExamples He leads a little troupe of amateur actors from village to village, putting on an old-fashioned dumbshow - a type of humorous play with a stock plot. But it isn't exactly a hand-me-down Christmas panto dumbshow either. Now, one reason for not assigning names to the characters in our dumbshow above was to avoid any personal issues entering the discussion. The whole thing could almost be played as a dumbshow, with flourishes of grand guignol. Then, with not enough Gentlemen available, the revelation at the court of Sicilia was reduced to a dumbshow with voice-over (not at all a bad one, mind). A Modernist and postmodernist epic, in places it performs the play of sestina or sonnet in an absurd or unusual light; it recasts regular and irregular histories, offering speaking parts alongside dumbshow. 1.2count noun (especially in English drama of the 16th and 17th centuries) a part of a play acted in mime to summarize, supplement, or comment on the main action. （尤指16和17世纪英国戏剧中用以对主要情节作总结、补充和评论的）哑剧表演，模拟表演 Example sentencesExamples This second trio of children functions as a dumbshow for the verbalised ‘adult’ drama of the main story. Definition of dumbshow in US English: dumbshow (also dumb show) nounˈdəmˌSHōˈdəmˌʃoʊ 1Gestures used to convey a meaning or message without speech; mime. 手势，示意动作 they demonstrated in dumbshow how the tea should be made 他们用手势演示了如何沏茶。 Example sentencesExamples I, naturally enough, would be present to move this dumbshow on a bit. When you go to church, it's a hollow, diluted dumbshow: when I go to church, every gesture aches with meaning and immanence. Sadly, it seems that for much of our uncertain times the conversation between art and science remains a dumbshow. It's all some big dumbshow and we're just Zen comedians. You will never, never, see someone turn right around and walk the way they were going without some accompanying dumbshow that indicates that they're not odd, they've just forgotten something. A scene between her and a man plays out in a dumbshow in a doorway, like a ritualistic re-enactment of an everyday scene. If there's one thing that's duller than an Academy Awards ceremony, it's the red-carpet dumbshow that precedes it. Synonyms dumb show, pantomime, mummery 1.1 A piece of dramatic mime. 哑剧，默剧 there were gags, spoofs, and dumbshows 有插科打诨、模拟滑稽剧和哑剧。 Example sentencesExamples Now, one reason for not assigning names to the characters in our dumbshow above was to avoid any personal issues entering the discussion. He leads a little troupe of amateur actors from village to village, putting on an old-fashioned dumbshow - a type of humorous play with a stock plot. Then, with not enough Gentlemen available, the revelation at the court of Sicilia was reduced to a dumbshow with voice-over (not at all a bad one, mind). The whole thing could almost be played as a dumbshow, with flourishes of grand guignol. But it isn't exactly a hand-me-down Christmas panto dumbshow either. A Modernist and postmodernist epic, in places it performs the play of sestina or sonnet in an absurd or unusual light; it recasts regular and irregular histories, offering speaking parts alongside dumbshow. 1.2 (especially in English drama of the 16th and 17th centuries) a part of a play acted in mime to summarize, supplement, or comment on the main action. （尤指16和17世纪英国戏剧中用以对主要情节作总结、补充和评论的）哑剧表演，模拟表演 Example sentencesExamples This second trio of children functions as a dumbshow for the verbalised ‘adult’ drama of the main story.
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