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

• 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。
• I discovered the power of eye contact, facial expressions, and physical gestures.
  我发现了眼神交流、面部表情和肢体语言的力量。
• I mean your gestures and the expression on your face.
  我的意思是指你的手势和你脸上的表情。
• The speaker emphasized his words with vigorous gestures.
  演说者用有力的手势来强调他的话。
• The monkey seems to respond to their questions with gestures.
  猴子似乎与手势回应他们的问题。
• An ape can imitate man's gestures and manners.
  猿能模仿人的姿态举止。
• 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。
• He made himself understood with the help of gestures.
  他比画着讲。
• Gestures fall into six main categories.
  手势可分为六大类。
• Just as one gesture can have many different meanings, so many different gestures can have the same meaning.
  正如一个手势可能有许多不同的意义，许多不同的手势也可能有相同的意义。