mime作为动词意味着什么?什么情况下可以使用?

母语人士的回答
Rebecca
作为一个动词, mime意味着通过手势或动作而不是文字来传达一个人的思想或印象。可以看出,文中的mime更适合mimic的概念,因为它原封不动地跟随某人的手势或动作。这个概念的同义词是mirroring ,它也指某人说的话或模仿肢体语言。然而, miming和mirroring的强度非常微妙,很难注意到对方在跟着你。示例: When my two-year-old throws a tantrum, I like to mime her behavior to see how she responds. (当我两岁的孩子烦躁时,我喜欢模仿这个动作看他的反应。) 示例: I could tell he was mirroring my hand movements sometimes. = I could tell he was miming my hand movements sometimes. (我觉得他有时会模仿我的手部动作。)