gesture
['dʒestʃə]
n.手势, 姿势
v.作手势表达
例句与用法：
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。
We all dislike her for her imperious gesture.
因她那傲慢的样子，我们都不喜欢她。
He dismissed people with a lordly gesture.
他傲慢地让大家离去。
The doctor gestured me to take off my coat.
医生做手势要我脱去外套。
A speaker often makes gestures with his hands or arms to stress something he is saying.
演讲者常用手或手臂做手势来强调他所说的某些要点。
She gestured her disappointment by laying her hand on her forehead.
她把手放在额头上，以表示失望。
词形变化：
形容词: gestural | 副词: gesturally | 名词: gesturer | 动词过去式: gestured | 动词过去分词: gestured | 动词现在分词: gesturing | 动词第三人称单数: gestures |
详细释义：
n.
1. 姿势; 手势[C][U]
He raised his hands in a gesture of despair.
他举起双手表示绝望。
2. 姿态, 表示[C]
We hold a party for our new colleagues as a gesture of friendship.
我们为新同事举办了一个聚会, 以示友善。
Handshake is a gesture of friendship.
握手是一种友好的表示。
vi.
做手势, 用动作示意[Q]
She was gesturing so excitedly that I knew something was wrong.
她如此激动地打着手势, 我就知道出了问题。
vt.
用手势(或动作)表示[O]
I gestured the child over.
我朝孩子打手势叫他过来。