gesture
美 [ˈdʒestʃər] 
英 [ˈdʒestʃə(r)]
- n.手势；表示；动作；举动
- v.指；比划；示意；指一指
- 网络姿势；姿态；做手势
词形变化
复数：gestures 现在分词：gesturing 过去式：gestured 同义词
英汉双解
1. | [c][u] 手势；姿势；示意动作a movement that you make with your hands, your head or your face to show a particular meaning |
| He made a rude gesture at the driver of the other car. 他向另外那辆汽车的司机做了个粗野的手势。 |
| She finished what she had to say with a gesture of despair. 她用绝望的姿势结束了她不得不讲的话。 |
| They communicated entirely by gesture. 他们完全用手势交流。 |
2. | [c] （表明感情或意图的）姿态，表示something that you do or say to show a particular feeling or intention |
| They sent some flowers as a gesture of sympathy to the parents of the child. 他们送了一些花表示对孩子父母的同情。 |
| It was a nice gesture(= it was kind) to invite his wife too. 把他的妻子也请来是友好的表示。 |
| We do not accept responsibility but we will refund the money as a gesture of goodwill . 我们不承担责任，不过我们愿意退款以表示我们的善意。 |
| The government has made a gesture towards public opinion(= has tried to do sth that the public will like) . 政府已做出顺应民意的姿态。 |
1. | [i][t] 做手势；用手势表示；用动作示意to move your hands, head, face, etc. as a way of expressing what you mean or want |
| ‘I see you read a lot,’ he said, gesturing at the wall of books. “看来你读的书很多。”他指着那一墙的书说道。 |
| She gestured for them to come in. 她示意让他们进来。 |
| He gestured (to me) that it was time to go. 他示意（我）该走了。 |
| They gestured that I should follow. 他们示意让我跟在后面。 |
英汉解释
n. | 1. 举止;动作;举动;行动,举措,做法;一举一动,一举手一投足 |
v. | |
英英解释
例句
Being hesitated a moment, I gave him a gesture and let him in.
我犹豫了一会儿，给他做了个手势，让他进了家门。
A Nymex security official was 'literally standing, holding his hands up in a calming gesture.
纽约商交所一位安全官员径直站着，举手做着要求镇静的姿势。
Subsequently he made this the title of his own movie, no doubt as a further gesture of anti-European defiance.
再后来，他竟以此作为自己的电影的名字。毫无疑问，这是他蔑视欧洲人的进一步表现。
Harry lets go of him abruptly. He rubs his forehead, but the gesture is only out of habit now.
哈利立刻放开了他。他揉了揉自己的额头，这是他的老习惯了。
Once you think of it make sure you say it or gesture it in a loud and clear manner so that there is no mistaking it for something else.
一旦你觉得你说要确保在一个响亮而明确的方式，或姿态，以便有没有误以为是别的东西了。
Ms. Fake said that gesture could be interpreted as a sign of good faith that Yahoo has "changed a great deal since we were there. "
费克说，这个举动可以解读为善意的信号，即雅虎“与我们在那工作时相比，已经改变了许多”。
'You could have had a gesture with your father by swimming for him, but you didn't, perhaps because you were too young.
你本来可以为你父亲去游泳，向他表明你的态度，但是你没有这么做，也许是因为你那时太年轻了。
By accepting such a gesture, he only proved that his ego is at least the size of his statue.
他接受这样一个姿势，唯一表明的就是，他的自我意识至少跟那座雕像一样巨大。
Sun images of heroic vitality, the gesture seems to swing between the destiny of the speech was delivered.
孙中山的立像英姿勃勃，摆动的手势好像正在发表关系国家命运的演说。
it had sought human companionship and help and it made no threatening gesture as she looped one end of the torn petticoat about its horns.
它在艰苦中到处寻找人类来帮助它，所以当她把那条用衬裙做的绳子系在牛角上时，牛也没有做出任何威胁的姿态。
Massa points to his head, making a gesture that suggests he turned his oxygen mask into a clown's hat.
马萨指了指他的头，做了一个表示将他的氧气罩弄成小丑帽的手势。
What I hear is that such a gesture will not happen, for a very large number of very small reasons.
据我所知，出于无数很小的原因，这种姿态不可能出现。
"It was all organized by the British and just a very nice gesture as a farewell gift, " McCormack said.
麦考马克说：“此次演奏全由英方组织安排，堪称一份非常不错的告别礼物。”
It was a gesture which, if anyone had still thought in such terms, might have recalled an eighteenth-century nobleman offering his snuffbox.
这姿态可能让人怀想十八世纪绅士向别人敬鼻烟的样子，如果还有人用这些词语思考的话。
With a gesture of infinite understanding, disgust, noble indifference, he threw up his hands and started to walk out.
他带着无限的了解，厌恶，俨然不屑的神色，无可奈何地站起身就走出去。
"With its ears, it looks a bit like the gesture we make on a picture to look cool, " she said referring to the popular 'V' sign.
“花花公子的兔子耳朵看起来有点像我们在扮酷时摆的姿势”，她说
Other visitors reported that Booee used the American Sign Language gesture for "keys, " indicating that he wanted to get out of his cage.
其他游客也表示Booee曾使用美国手语做出“钥匙”单词，表明他想要离开笼子。
This is clearly a conciliatory gesture towards his wife, Cherie, who has not seen as much of him as she might have hoped - and he admits it.
很明显这是对他妻子切丽的抚慰的姿态，因为一直以来切丽不能像她希望的那样常常见到他—布莱尔承认这一点。
He held out his hand with a gesture which conveyed something of this inarticulate conflict.
他伸出手，做个手势以表达他那难以言状的矛盾心情。
I also remember that the smallest gesture of affection would bring a lump to my throat, whether it was directed at me or at someone else.
我还记得那最微小的举动显示出的爱意，不论是对我还是对别人，竟使我哽咽欲泣。
With a gesture of infinite understanding, disgust, noble indifference, he threw up his hands and started to walk out.
他带着无限的了解，厌恶，俨然不屑的神色，无可奈何地站起身就走出去。
Then he turned and extended his arms to his comrades. The gesture contained something of a benediction.
然后，他转身向同伴伸出双臂，这是祝福的手势。
"It is no consequence, " I said, accompanying the words with a gesture of the most utter indifference.
“没什么关系，”我说，同时又打了个手势，表示自己丝毫也不介意。
Although Hitler could not afford to resent it, all the world, as will be seen, understood the significance of the gesture.
虽然希特勒敢怒不敢言，但正如我们行将见到的，举世都了解这一举措的重大意义。
Without a word or a gesture of exultation a new well-being radiated from him and filled the little room.
虽然没有任何表示欣喜的言语姿势，一种新的幸福感从他身上散发出来，充塞了那间小屋子。
His tone is offhand, his gesture toward the departing women is forceful and unmistakable.
他那口气听来很粗鲁，他向那些走过去的妇女作出的手势颇具威力，而且是不容误会的。
It was a thoughtful gesture.
这个作法考虑得很周到。
Miranda: You think a dozen roses and a card that says "Best wishes" qualifies as a grand gesture?
你认为一束玫瑰和一张写着“美好祝愿”的卡片就能算作“大动作”了吗？
You make a conciliatory gesture towards Jane by inviting her to come with you.
你可以邀请简跟你一块来，就算是和解的表示。
Larry was visibly moved by the gesture and slipped the prayer card from his mother's funeral into his shirt pocket.
拉里很显然被她感动了，然后把那张从他妈妈葬礼上得到的祷告卡片，塞进了他自己的衬衫口袋里。
In an alien gesture of authority, he would often punctuate such calls with a flicker of his long, forked tongue.
作为一个显示权威的异族动作，他经常吐出长而分叉的舌头来强调这种呼吁。
Then he turned and extended his arms to his comrades. The gesture contained something of a benediction.
然后，他转身向同伴伸出双臂，这是祝福的手势。
Bela indicated Rem and Cabell with an angry gesture of her chin, fingering her bow as if she were ready to fire.
贝拉怒气冲冲的用下巴点着雷和卡贝尔，指拈弓弦，好象已经准备要拉弓开箭。
As we would get to the end of our time and seem to still be nowhere, the quiet guy would make a gesture that he wanted to say something.
当会议快要结束的时候，我们还没有一个结论，这时那个一直安静的人做了个要说些什么的手势。
"We were all taken by surprise but Rajani was finally moved by the gesture of the young man and married him, " Mishra said.
米沙拉说，“我们都很惊讶，但拉嘉妮最终被这个年轻人的举动所打动，并嫁给了他。”
Pay the bill without hesitation. Asking her to split the bill will be awkward, and paying for her meal on the first date is a nice gesture.
要毫不犹豫地买单。要求她和你一起付账会非常尴尬，第一次约会为她买单是比较好的姿态。
He made a rude gesture with his finger and told me to have a happy Easter.
他对我比了一个粗鲁的手势还对我说享受一个“愉快”的复活节。
He put the six pesos into his wallet with a reluctant gesture, as if the money were ill-gotten gains.
他颇不情愿的将六便索放入口袋，好像是不义之财。
For the youth we are always trying to be a meaningless gesture to put in front of the face of hardship.
对于青春的我们，总努力表现出一副无谓的姿态去面对摆在众人面前的难关。
While this is all a polite and glitzy gesture, many see it as a way of covering up problems that plague the city.
这种庆祝真是文明而耀眼，不过很多人认为，此举意在掩盖在小石城肆虐的种种问题。
But Luo Lan feels it a pity at the thought that Wu Tianyu would only be able to gesture to her 'I love you. '
可罗兰一想吴天宇不是一个健全人，他永远只能用手比划“我爱你”，就不免有些遗憾。
"It is no consequence, " I said, accompanying the words with a gesture of the most utter indifference.
“没什么关系，”我说，同时又打了个手势，表示自己丝毫也不介意。
Tereza appears to me a continuation of the gesture by which her mother cast off her life as a young beauty cast it far behind her.
依我看来，特丽莎只是她母亲这重标示的继续，她母亲正是这样来抛弃了自己小美人的生活，抛在身后远远的。
On hearing this the general's head sank; he shrugged his shoulders, and flung up his hands with a choleric gesture.
团长听了这些话后垂下头来，默不作声地耸耸肩膀，很激动地把两手一摊。
and sending out a second gesture signal if the number of the non-sampling points is larger than that of a reference point.
以及若无采样点数大于一参考点数值时，则送出一第二手势信号。
He reached back in a practiced gesture to smooth down his ponytail, as if he were petting a cat or a ferret.
他用熟练的动作把手伸向脑后，梳弄着他的马尾辫子，好像在抚弄着一只小猫或者是一只白鼬。
In addition to say nothing negative to your spouse today, do at least one unexpected gesture as an act of kindness.
今天不仅不要说负面的话，今天，至少做一件让你妻子意想不到的事，来表示你对她的好意。
