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

• The self-promoters those who spoke quickly and at length and used such ingratiation tactics as smiling, gesturing and complimenting others received far more positive evaluations than equally qualified applicants who used tactical modesty, the researchers reported.
  研究人员报告说，那些自我推销者语速快、谈话内容详细，运用微笑、打手势和赞美他人等逢迎战术，他们比那些资质相当、采用谦虚战略的求职者得到的正面评价要多得多。
• Call out your dog's name and say 'come' in a happy voice, smiling and gesturing to your dog.
  叫你爱狗的名字，用较为甜美的声音对它喊过来！，并对爱狗微笑，打手势。
• No quick, small figure, no gesturing hands. I had sensed her in the air, and into the air she had evaporated.
  我已经在空气中感觉到她的存在，而她却像人间蒸发一样，消失得无影无踪。
• The singer pointed to his throat, gesturing fatigue.
  歌唱家指着喉头，示意自己非常疲劳。
• And they do, a little, though not always because of their classes: The only way a 17-year-old Italian boy can talk to a 16-year-old Swedish girl is by smiling, gesturing and trying out his English.
  他们确实稍有进步，但并不一定是因为上课才获得提高：17岁的意大利男孩要想跟16岁的瑞典姑娘交流，只能通过微笑、打手势，还有从口中努力蹦出英语。
• Gesturing to the chair to her left you may sit down.
  指著她左侧的椅子你可以坐下。
• They would think I was crazy, he says, gesturing with his bony hands.
  他们可能觉得我疯了，他一边说一边用他那瘦骨嶙峋的双手比划着。
• The editor grimaced, gesturing in negation
  编辑一脸苦相，做了个拒绝的手势。
• 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。
• "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。