gesturing

英 [ˈdʒestʃərɪŋ]

美 [ˈdʒestʃərɪŋ]

v.  做手势; 用手势表示; 用动作示意
gesture的现在分词

COCA.42140

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 手势；姿势；示意动作
  Agestureis a movement that you make with a part of your body, especially your hands, to express emotion or information.
  1. Sarah made a menacing gesture with her fist...
     萨拉用拳头做了一个威胁性的动作。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT （表明态度或意图的）姿态，表示
  Agestureis something that you say or do in order to express your attitude or intentions, often something that you know will not have much effect.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• VERB 打手势；用手势表示；用动作示意
  If yougesture, you use movements of your hands or head in order to tell someone something or draw their attention to something.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• "That's me from before," she says, gesturing to a photo in an aid organisation magazine.
  我以前是那个样子。她边说边用手指着救援组织杂志上的一张照片。
• Gesturing to the chair to her left you may sit down.
  指著她左侧的椅子你可以坐下。
• 'Some people like that and others don't. But there are some people for whom it's completely incompatible,' Mr. Putin said, gesturing toward his wife.
  普京说，有些人喜欢这样，有些人不喜欢。但对有些人来说则是完全不能相容的。他朝自己的太太示意了一下。
• VC: ( Gesturing) You gotta ask that guy down there.
  卡特：（打手势）喏，去问那头的家伙吧。
• "Hey, you two!" she says, gesturing toward a young couple with arms draped around each other's waist.
  “嘿，你们两个！”她喊住了一对相互挽腰的年轻情侣。
• She smiled, amused and faintly dismissive, gesturing to the robe on his arm.
  她绕有兴趣地笑笑，略为高傲地指指他手臂上的睡袍。
• Over the years, more nonsense has been written about gesturing than about any other aspect of speech delivery.
  多年以来，人们写的关于打手势的废话，比演讲的任何其它方面的都要多。
• In parts of East Asia, gesturing is considered boorish behaviour, and would be rude in a professional setting.
  在有些东亚地区，使用手势被认为是粗鲁的行为，而且在职业场合中会很无礼。
• She was gesturing so excitedly that I knew something was wrong.
  她如此激动地直打手势，我知道出问题了。
• Gesturing tends to work itself out as you acquire experience and confidence.
  随着经验的积累和信心的增强，你会自然而然地学会打手势。