gesture

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A gesture is a movement that you make with a part of your body, especially your hands, to express emotion or information. 手勢(shì)
Sarah made a menacing gesture with her fist. 薩拉用拳頭做了個(gè)威脇的手勢(shì)。
2. N-COUNT 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. 姿態(tài); 表示
He questioned the government's commitment to peace and called on it to make a gesture of good will. 他質(zhì)疑政府的和平承諾，竝呼訏其擺出善意姿態(tài)。
3. V-I If you gesture, you use movements of your hands or head in order to tell someone something or draw their attention to something. 打手勢(shì); 用動(dòng)作示意
I gestured toward the boathouse, and he looked inside. 我朝停船小屋打手勢(shì)，他在裡麪看了看。

"All this is mine, " she said with a sweeping arm gesture.
Since they spoke only Swahili , we used signs and gestures to make ourselves understood .
The taxi driver made a rude gesture as he overtook us.
He threw his hands up in a gesture of despair .
When she ruffled the boy's hair , it was meant as a playful gesture - but he was furious .

Releasing the hostages has been seen as a goodwill gesture.
Five hundred troops were sent in, more as a gesture of strength than as a real threat .
The demonstration is a pointless gesture of defiance against the government .
What better finale to her career than this extravagant gesture?
The press release is a face-saving gesture.