gesture

gesture

['dʒestʃə]

n.手势, 姿势
v.作手势表达

例句与用法：

He put his arm round her in a protective gesture.

他用一只手臂围住她做出保护的姿势。

We all dislike her for her imperious gesture.

因她那傲慢的样子，我们都不喜欢她。

He dismissed people with a lordly gesture.

他傲慢地让大家离去。

The doctor gestured me to take off my coat.

医生做手势要我脱去外套。

A speaker often makes gestures with his hands or arms to stress something he is saying.

演讲者常用手或手臂做手势来强调他所说的某些要点。

She gestured her disappointment by laying her hand on her forehead.

她把手放在额头上，以表示失望。

词形变化：

形容词: gestural | 副词: gesturally | 名词: gesturer | 动词过去式: gestured | 动词过去分词: gestured | 动词现在分词: gesturing | 动词第三人称单数: gestures |

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n.

1. 姿势; 手势[C][U]

He raised his hands in a gesture of despair.

他举起双手表示绝望。

2. 姿态, 表示[C]

We hold a party for our new colleagues as a gesture of friendship.

我们为新同事举办了一个聚会, 以示友善。

Handshake is a gesture of friendship.

握手是一种友好的表示。

vi.

做手势, 用动作示意[Q]

She was gesturing so excitedly that I knew something was wrong.

她如此激动地打着手势, 我就知道出了问题。

vt.

用手势(或动作)表示[O]

I gestured the child over.

我朝孩子打手势叫他过来。