gesticulate是什么意思？

gesticulate

英[dʒeˈstɪkjuleɪt] 美[dʒɛˈstɪkjəˌlet]

• vi. 做手势示意或强调；
• n. 做手势，做示意动作，手势；

复数：gesticulates;

第三人称单数：gesticulates;

过去式：gesticulated;

过去分词：gesticulated;

现在分词：gesticulating;

名词：gesticulation;

例句

• Foreign reporter said that while uses the hand to gesticulate watch tower structure thickness. 外国记者边说边用手比划着岗台的厚度.
• Now, we should see for ourselves if we gesticulate more righty than lefty. 现在我们需要看看我们人类自己是否用右手做手势的时候多于用左手的时候.
• They shout and gesticulate tremendously but cannot agree. 他俩指手划脚,大吵大闹,相持不下.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  做手势；用手势表达；用动作示意
  If you gesticulate, you make movements with your arms or hands, often while you are describing something that is difficult to express in words.
  例句
  A man with a paper hat upon his head was gesticulating wildly... 一个戴纸帽的男子在拼命地打手势。 The architect was gesticulating at a hole in the ground. 那位建筑师在指着地上的一个洞打手势。

英汉词典释义

• vi.
  做手势示意或强调
  He gesticulated wildly as he tried to make her understand. 他使劲向她做着手势，试图让她明白。 The officer gesticulated towards the refugees. 那官员朝难民做着手势。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. show, express or direct through movement;
  "He gestured his desire to leave"