n.手勢(shì)；姿勢(shì)

v.作手勢(shì)表達(dá)

Japanese don't use as much gesture as Europeans. 日本人使用手勢(shì)沒有歐美人那樣多。

The children were diverted with his funny gesture. 他那滑稽的手勢(shì)使孩子們很開心。

He put his arm round her in a protective gesture. 他用一只手臂圍住她做出保護(hù)的姿勢(shì)。

He raised his hands in a gesture of despair. 他舉起雙手做出絕望的姿勢(shì)。

The doctor gestured me to take off my coat. 醫(yī)生做手勢(shì)要我脫去外套。

gesture用作名詞的意思是“手勢(shì),示意動(dòng)作”,轉(zhuǎn)化為動(dòng)詞意思是“做手勢(shì)”,也可以表示以手勢(shì)“示意”。

gesture可用作及物動(dòng)詞或不及物動(dòng)詞,用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)接名詞或代詞作賓語(yǔ)。

gesture后接介詞at或to表示用手勢(shì)示意; 后接“for〔to〕 sb to- v ”結(jié)構(gòu)表示用手勢(shì)示意某人做某事。