Word · Frequency #2883
gesture
做手势；打手势
to move your hand, arm, or head as a way of communicating
- 1.
To make a gesture or gestures.
做手势。
- 2.
To express (something) by a gesture or gestures.
用手势表达(某事)。
- 3.
To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action.
用手势或动作伴随或说明。
- 4.
To express or signal (to someone) by a gesture or gestures (to do something, go somewhere, etc).
用手势向(某人)表达或示意(做某事、去某处等)。
示意；打手势示意；用手势表达；用手势配合；用手势强调；做手势。；用手势表达(某事)。
In use
He gestured for me to come closer.
During the speech, she gestured frequently to emphasize key points.
The waiter gestured at the dish on the menu.
Verb forms
base gesture · third person gestures · -ing gesturing · past gestured · past participle gestured
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- gesture toward
- 朝……做手势
- She gestured toward the open door.她朝开着的门做了个手势。
- gesture for someone to do something
- 打手势示意某人做某事
- She gestured for us to sit down.她打手势示意我们坐下。
- gesture with one's hand
- 用手做手势
- He gestured with his hand to show the direction.他用手做手势指示方向。
- gesture wildly
- 激动地做手势
- The fans gestured wildly when their team scored.球队进球时，球迷们激动地做着手势。
- gesture one's approval
- 用手势表示赞同
- She gestured her approval of the plan.她用手势表示赞同这个计划。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 gesture：音近‘杰斯彻’，想象不会说话的人急切地打手势，嘴里嘟囔‘杰斯彻、杰斯彻’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：在指示方向或位置时、在叙述中描述手势示意时 该词作为动词时通常用于描述通过手势来示意或表达，比较常见于日常叙述或说明的场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 gesture 一样以 -ture 结尾，虽多读作 /tʃɚ/，但重读元音或前面的辅音不同，因此都不是 gesture 的真正押韵词，只能算拼写形近词。注意 picture 和 nature 的读音易由拼写误导，需按音标记忆。
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。
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