gesticulate
英 [dʒeˈstɪkjuleɪt]
美 [dʒeˈstɪkjuleɪt]
v. 做手势; 用手势表达; 用动作示意
n. 做手势; 做示意动作; 手势
现在分词:gesticulating 过去式:gesticulated 第三人称单数:gesticulates 过去分词:gesticulated
BNC.21192 / COCA.27445
牛津词典
verb
- 做手势;用手势表达;用动作示意
to move your hands and arms about in order to attract attention or make sb understand what you are saying- He gesticulated wildly at the clock.
他使劲指着钟打手势。
- He gesticulated wildly at the clock.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 做手势;用手势表达;用动作示意
If yougesticulate, you make movements with your arms or hands, often while you are describing something that is difficult to express in words.- A man with a paper hat upon his head was gesticulating wildly...
一个戴纸帽的男子在拼命地打手势。 - The architect was gesticulating at a hole in the ground.
那位建筑师在指着地上的一个洞打手势。
- A man with a paper hat upon his head was gesticulating wildly...
英英释义
verb