Word · Frequency #21192
gesticulates
打手势；用手势表达；做手势示意
gesticulates is the third person singular of gesticulate.
核心释义
to show, express, or direct something through movement
- 1.
(说话时)做手势或动作。
To make gestures or motions, as in speaking.
- 2.
通过手势表达或说出。
To say or express through gestures.
(说话时)做手势或动作。；通过手势表达或说出。；用手势谈话；用姿势表达
用法In use
She gesticulated excitedly when she saw her friend across the street.
用法提示：gesticulated 是过去式，表示用大幅手势表达兴奋。
The tour guide was gesticulating to show the tourists which direction to walk.
用法提示：was gesticulating 是过去进行时，表示当时正在用手势示意。
My grandfather gesticulates with his hands when he tells stories.
用法提示：gesticulates 是第三人称单数一般现在时，表示习惯性地用姿势表达。
gesticulate
He gesticulated while telling the story.
他讲故事时打着手势。
gesticulate at/to sb
接对象时常用 at 或 to；at 更强调朝着某人做手势。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- gesticulate wildly
- 疯狂地打手势
- He gesticulated wildly to get the waiter's attention.他疯狂地打手势以引起服务员的注意。
- gesticulate with one's hands
- 用手做手势；用手比划
- She gesticulated with her hands to show how big the fish was.她用手比划着那条鱼有多大。
- gesticulate at someone
- 朝某人做手势
- The teacher gesticulated at the students to sit down.老师朝学生们做手势，让他们坐下。
- gesticulate while speaking
- 说话时做手势
- He often gesticulates while speaking to make his points clearer.他经常说话时做手势，使自己的观点更清楚。
- begin to gesticulate
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 gesture（手势）+ articulate（表达）：说话激动时双手乱挥，用手势来“说话”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：public speaking、written narrative、formal descriptions of behavior gesticulate 是较为正式的词，多用于书面叙述或正式场合描述人物通过手势来表达或补充意思；日常口语中通常更常说 gesture 或 make gestures。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 gesticulate /dʒɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪt/ 真正押韵的词是 articulate（动词）和 matriculate，重音都在 -ic-，韵母为 /ɪkjʊleɪt/。注意形近异音：calculate、simulate、emulate、regulate 也以 -ulate 结尾，但重音在第一个音节，不押韵。
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