基本释义
- n.
- 手势; 姿态
- v.
- 打手势
实用例句
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。
牛津词典
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。
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They communicated entirely by gesture.
他们完全用手势交流。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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‘I see you read a lot, ’ he said, gesturing at the wall of books.
“看来你读了很多书。”他指着那一墙的书说道。
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She gestured for them to come in.
她示意让他们进来。
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He gestured (to me) that it was time to go.
他示意（我）该走了。
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They gestured that I should follow.
他们示意让我跟在后面。
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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。
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。
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。
He made a rude gesture with his fingers.
他用手指做了一个不礼貌的手势.
《简明英汉词典》
His resignation was merely a gesture.
他的辞职只是一种姿态而已.
《简明英汉词典》
He sent her flowers as a propitiatory gesture.
他将花送给她以求好感.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
With a last defiant gesture, they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.
他们被带走投入监狱时, 仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲.
《简明英汉词典》
He spread his palms in a gesture of openness.
他展开手掌,以示坦诚.
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I consider a supremely beautiful gesture.
我觉得这是非常优雅的姿态.
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The president's speech was seen as a conciliatory gesture towards former enemies.
总统的讲话被看作是与昔日的敌人修好的表示.
《简明英汉词典》
The Australian Government gave us a koala bear as a gesture of friendship.
澳洲政府赠送给我们一只无尾熊做为友谊的表示.
《简明英汉词典》
Her refusal was merely a deliberate gesture.
她的拒绝只是故作姿态.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
She appeared genuinely surprised by this gesture of affection.
看来她真的被这个爱意的表示惊呆了.
《简明英汉词典》
His gesture indicated a caution.
他的手势表示警告.
《简明英汉词典》
Putting on a hat can be a ceremonious act, an elegant gesture in the ritual of dressing.
戴帽子被看作一种礼节性的举动, 是着装仪式上一个优雅的举动.
《简明英汉词典》
She opened her arms wide in an expansive gesture of welcome.
她展开双臂以示欢迎。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
真题例句
Speakers or English have a similar gesture through the hand may not be cupped and the fingers may be held more loosely, but for them the gesture means goodbye or go away, quite the opposite of the Colombian gesture.
出自-2014年6月听力原文If he keeps the palm of the hand parallel to the floor, as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child, for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter, in Colombia this gesture is reserved for the description of animals
出自-2014年6月听力原文Substitutions of one gesture for the other often create not only humorous but also embarrassing moment.
出自-2014年6月听力原文Among the kinds of social gestures most significant for second-language teachers are those which are identical in form but different in meaning in the two cultures.
出自-2014年6月听力原文Again, in Colombian, a speaker of English would have to know that when he indicates height he most choose between different gestures depending on whether he is referring to a human being or an animal
出自-2014年6月听力原文By making gestures at strategic points.
出自-2013年12月听力原文He uses lots of gestures to help make his points clear.
出自-2012年12月听力原文英英释义
1. motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
2. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
3. something done as an indication of intention;
"a political gesture"
"a gesture of defiance"
1. show, express or direct through movement;
"He gestured his desire to leave"