gesture toward
collocation朝……做手势
She gestured toward the open door.
她朝开着的门做了个手势。
做手势；打手势
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做手势；打手势
to move your hand, arm, or head as a way of communicating
He gestured for me to come closer.
他做手势让我靠近一点。
做手势。
To make a gesture or gestures.
用手势表达(某事)。
To express (something) by a gesture or gestures.
用手势或动作伴随或说明。
To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action.
用手势向(某人)表达或示意(做某事、去某处等)。
To express or signal (to someone) by a gesture or gestures (to do something, go somewhere, etc).
gesture
Base
原形
gestures
3rd person
第三人称单数
gesturing
-ing
现在分词
gestured
Past
过去式
gestured
Past participle
过去分词
He often gestures when he talks.
他说话时经常做手势。
She gestured to me to come closer.
她做手势让我靠近些。
The speaker is gesturing wildly.
演讲者正疯狂地做着手势。
规则动词
During the speech, she gestured frequently to emphasize key points.
在演讲中，她不停地做手势来强调重点。
The waiter gestured at the dish on the menu.
服务员指指菜单上的那道菜。
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朝……做手势
She gestured toward the open door.
她朝开着的门做了个手势。
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。
用手做手势
He gestured with his hand to show the direction.
他用手做手势指示方向。
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。
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。
（比喻）暗示，表明
The new book gestures toward the author's interest in psychology.
这本新书暗示了作者对心理学的兴趣。
（比喻）示意，间接提到
His comments gestured at deeper problems in the system.
他的评论间接提到了制度中更深层的问题。
Use gesture naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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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’。
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。
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。
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