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gesture
手势；示意动作
a movement of the body or hands used to express a thought or feeling or to communicate a message
- 1.
A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
四肢或身体的动作,尤指为强调讲话而做的动作
- 2.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
用手或身体的动作来强调或帮助表达思想或感情
- 3.
An act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude.
作为礼节或态度表示的行为或话语
- 4.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
(尤指用手)做动作以传达熟悉的或预先约定的信号
- 5.
A motion made with a pointing device, or on a touchscreen, that is recognised by the system as a command.
用指点设备或在触摸屏上所做的动作,被系统识别为命令
- 6.
something done as an indication of intention
表示意图而做的事情
姿态；表示；手势操作；四肢或身体的动作,尤指为强调讲话而做的动作；用手或身体的动作来强调或帮助表达思想或感情；作为礼节或态度表示的行为或话语
In use
He made a gesture of farewell as the train departed.
The donation was a generous gesture to support the community.
She used hand gestures to explain the directions.
a political gesture
a gesture of defiance
Connections
Collocations
- make a gesture
- 做手势；做出姿态
- He made a gesture of impatience.他做了一个不耐烦的手势。
- a gesture of goodwill
- 善意的表示
- The small gift was a gesture of goodwill.这个小礼物是善意的表示。
- an empty gesture
- 空洞的姿态
- Promising change without action is just an empty gesture.光许诺不行动只是空洞的姿态。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a gesture of goodwill
- 善意的表示The company donated to the charity as a gesture of goodwill.公司向慈善机构捐款，作为善意的表示。
- make a gesture
- 做出表示He made a gesture of apology by sending flowers.他送花以表示歉意。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把gesture拆成gest（姿势）+ure（名词后缀），手势就是一种姿势。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常交流、正式场合、演讲或写作 ‘gesture’作名词时既可用于描述具体的手部动作，也可用于表示抽象的姿态或意图，语域较广，具体正式程度取决于搭配和语境。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与as、in、with、by等介词连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in '-ture' and share the /tʃɚ/ ending, but their stressed vowels and preceding consonants differ from 'gesture' (/ˈdʒɛs.tʃɚ/). They are useful spelling lookalikes, not rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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