gestures

英 [ˈdʒestʃəz]

美 [ˈdʒestʃərz]

n.  手势; 姿势; 示意动作; (表明感情或意图的)姿态，表示
v.  做手势; 用手势表示; 用动作示意
gesture的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 手势；姿势；示意动作
  Agestureis a movement that you make with a part of your body, especially your hands, to express emotion or information.
  1. Sarah made a menacing gesture with her fist...
     萨拉用拳头做了一个威胁性的动作。
  2. He throws his hands open in a gesture which clearly indicates his relief.
     他摊开双手，明确表示他已如释重负。
• N-COUNT （表明态度或意图的）姿态，表示
  Agestureis something that you say or do in order to express your attitude or intentions, often something that you know will not have much effect.
  1. He questioned the government's commitment to peace and called on it to make a gesture of good will...
     他对政府致力和平的承诺提出质疑，并呼吁政府做出友好的表示。
  2. There's not greater gesture of love than having someone's name tattooed on your body...
     没有比将某人姓名文到身上更绝妙的示爱方式了。
  3. As a gesture to security, cars were fitted with special locks.
     出于安全上的考虑，这些汽车装上了专用锁。
• VERB 打手势；用手势表示；用动作示意
  If yougesture, you use movements of your hands or head in order to tell someone something or draw their attention to something.
  1. I gestured towards the boathouse, and he looked inside...
     我朝船库方向示意，他便往里面瞧了瞧。
  2. He gestures, gesticulates, and moves with the grace of a dancer.
     他举手投足之间流露出舞者的优雅。

双语例句

• He gestures, gesticulates, and moves with the grace of a dancer.
  他举手投足之间流露出舞者的优雅。
• These gestures have been spurned.
  这些表示都遭到了拒绝。
• We communicated in a medley of foreign words and universal gestures.
  我们边说着外语，边打着通用的手势进行交流。
• In communication, misunderstanding of gestures or facial expressions tends to cause embarrassment.
  在交流中，对手势或表情的含义的误解往往会引起尴尬。
• We show respect for people by using different gestures.
  我们用不同的姿势来表示对别人的尊重。
• A performance using gestures and body movements without words.
  运用肢体语言和手势而不是话语的表演。
• He was a man capable of magnanimous gestures.
  他是一个很有雅量的人。
• The speaker emphasized his words with vigorous gestures.
  演说者用有力的手势来强调他的话。
• He made himself understood with the help of gestures.
  他比画着讲。
• Gestures and facial expressions may assist a child in mastering his native language.
  手势和脸部表情可能协助一个孩子学好他的母语。