ventriloquist
noun [ C ] uk/venˈtrɪl.ə.kwɪst/ us/venˈtrɪl.ə.kwɪst/
腹语师;腹语表演者
someone who entertains people by speaking without moving their lips, to make it seem as if the voice is coming from somewhere else
When a ventriloquist chats with a dummy, it really looks like two people are talking to each other. 腹语师和他的木偶聊天的时候看起来真的像是两个人在互相交谈。
She smiled and did a good impression of a ventriloquist 's dummy. 她笑了笑，把腹语木偶的表情模仿得唯妙唯肖。
See: ventriloquism
- More examples
- She is one of the UK's leading comedy ventriloquists.
- Even with a good ventriloquist, there might be a few moments when the audience sees his lips move.
- The difference between reality and the brain's perception of reality is what keeps ventriloquists in business.