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

• Use appropriate hand gestures and props in your presentation or speech.
  使用合适的手势，穿插于你的演讲和发言中。
• The monkey seems to respond to their questions with gestures.
  猴子似乎与手势回应他们的问题。
• I am thankful to you and your generous gestures.
  我非常感谢和慷慨的举措。
• These gestures have been spurned.
  这些表示都遭到了拒绝。
• 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。
• 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。
• Even though my gestures towards you are always so hard for me.
  虽然我对你的手势总是这样对我来说很难。
• Gestures fall into six main categories.
  手势可分为六大类。
• He made himself understood with the help of gestures.
  他比画着讲。
• These are gestures of genuine friendship with no favours expected in return.
  这是友谊的真正表现，不期待任何回报。