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gesture n.手势；姿势v.作手势表达 (1) 日本人使用手势没有欧美人那样多。(2) 他那滑稽的手势使孩子们很开心。(3) 他用一只手臂围住她做出保护的姿势。(4) 他举起双手做出绝望的姿势。(5) 医生做手势要我脱去外套。(6) 她把手放在额头上，以表示失望。 When you use gesture, you are entering into a whole history of human communication, because there is no language that exists entirely without gesture (a fun fact to bring up at parties). People can't communicate without gesture. It's so connected to intention that there is a phrase "empty gesture," used to mean an action or movement that is without genuine feeling.

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英 ['dʒestʃə(r)] 美 ['dʒestʃər] (1) Japanese don't use as much gesture as Europeans.(2) The children were diverted with his funny gesture.(3) He put his arm round her in a protective gesture.(4) He raised his hands in a gesture of despair.(5) The doctor gestured me to take off my coat.(6) She gestured her disappointment by laying her hand on her forehead. The thing to remember about gesture, whether you're using it as a verb or a noun, is that not only is it a movement of the hands or body, but it's also a movement that has some meaning, intention, or emotion behind it. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]手势；姿势；示意动作 A gesture is a movement that you make with a part of your body, especially your hands, to express emotion or information. Sarah made a menacing gesture with her fist...萨拉用拳头做了一个威胁性的动作。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。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（表明态度或意图的）姿态，表示 A gesture is something that you say or do in order to express your attitude or intentions, often something that you know will not have much effect.   [oft N of n]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。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。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。3[VERB 动词]打手势；用手势表示；用动作示意 If you gesture, you use movements of your hands or head in order to tell someone something or draw their attention to something.   [V prep]  [V]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。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。

英语单词	gesture
英美音标	英 ['dʒestʃə(r)] 美 ['dʒestʃər]
中文释义	n.手势；姿势 v.作手势表达
英语例句	(1) Japanese don't use as much gesture as Europeans. (2) The children were diverted with his funny gesture. (3) He put his arm round her in a protective gesture. (4) He raised his hands in a gesture of despair. (5) The doctor gestured me to take off my coat. (6) She gestured her disappointment by laying her hand on her forehead.
中文例句	(1) 日本人使用手势没有欧美人那样多。 (2) 他那滑稽的手势使孩子们很开心。 (3) 他用一只手臂围住她做出保护的姿势。 (4) 他举起双手做出绝望的姿势。 (5) 医生做手势要我脱去外套。 (6) 她把手放在额头上，以表示失望。
vocabulary简明	The thing to remember about gesture, whether you're using it as a verb or a noun, is that not only is it a movement of the hands or body, but it's also a movement that has some meaning, intention, or emotion behind it.
vocabulary扩展	When you use gesture, you are entering into a whole history of human communication, because there is no language that exists entirely without gesture (a fun fact to bring up at parties). People can't communicate without gesture. It's so connected to intention that there is a phrase "empty gesture," used to mean an action or movement that is without genuine feeling.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]手势；姿势；示意动作 A gesture is a movement that you make with a part of your body, especially your hands, to express emotion or information. Sarah made a menacing gesture with her fist... 萨拉用拳头做了一个威胁性的动作。 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。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（表明态度或意图的）姿态，表示 A gesture is something that you say or do in order to express your attitude or intentions, often something that you know will not have much effect. [oft N of n] 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。 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。 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。 3 [VERB 动词]打手势；用手势表示；用动作示意 If you gesture, you use movements of your hands or head in order to tell someone something or draw their attention to something. [V prep] [V] 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。 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。

Gesture Hands Movement Gestured Body Emotion N Count 可数名词