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。
用作动词 (v.)The doctor gestured me to take off my coat. 医生做手势要我脱去外套。
She gestured her disappointment by laying her hand on her forehead. 她把手放在额头上,以表示失望。
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。