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手勢;姿勢;示意動作
A gesture is a movement that you make with a part of your body, especially your hands, to express emotion or information.
例句
Sarah made a menacing gesture with her fist...
薩拉用拳頭做了一個威脅性的動作。
He throws his hands open in a gesture which clearly indicates his relief.
他攤開雙手,明確表示他已如釋重負。
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(表明態(tài)度或意圖的)姿態(tài),表示
A gesture is something that you say or do in order to express your attitude or intentions, often something that you know will not have much effect.
例句
He questioned the government's commitment to peace and called on it to make a gesture of good will...
他對政府致力和平的承諾提出質(zhì)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...
沒有比將某人姓名文到身上更絕妙的示愛方式了。
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打手勢;用手勢表示;用動作示意
If you gesture, you use movements of your hands or head in order to tell someone something or draw their attention to something.
例句
I gestured towards the boathouse, and he looked inside...
我朝船庫方向示意,他便往里面瞧了瞧。
He gestures, gesticulates, and moves with the grace of a dancer.
他舉手投足之間流露出舞者的優(yōu)雅。