gestures

n.手势；姿势

v.作手势表达

Japanese don't use as much gesture as Europeans. 日本人使用手势没有欧美人那样多。

The children were diverted with his funny gesture. 他那滑稽的手势使孩子们很开心。

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。

He raised his hands in a gesture of despair. 他举起双手做出绝望的姿势。

The doctor gestured me to take off my coat. 医生做手势要我脱去外套。

gesture用作名词的意思是“手势,示意动作”,转化为动词意思是“做手势”,也可以表示以手势“示意”。

gesture可用作及物动词或不及物动词,用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。

gesture后接介词at或to表示用手势示意; 后接“for〔to〕 sb to- v ”结构表示用手势示意某人做某事。