| 单词 | gesture |
| 释义 | gesture (dʒestʃəʳ ) Word forms: gestures , gesturing , gestured 1. countable noun A gesture is a movement that you make with a part of your body, especially your hands, to express emotion or information. Sarah made a menacing gesture with her fist. He throws his hands open in a gesture which clearly indicates his relief. Synonyms: sign, action, signal, motion 2. countable noun 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. I wasn't expecting a fortune, just a gesture of goodwill. [+ of] There's not greater gesture of love than having someone's name tattooed on your body. As a gesture to security, cars were fitted with special locks. 3. verb If you gesture, you use movements of your hands or head in order to tell someone something or draw their attention to something. I gestured towards the boathouse, and he looked inside. [VERB preposition] He gestures, gesticulates, and moves with the grace of a dancer. [VERB] Synonyms: signal, sign, wave, indicate Collocations: appropriate gesture And, besides, this was a very appropriate gesture from one artist to another. The Times Literary Supplement Ripping an ace down the middle to present the full house with a final set was a hugely appropriate gesture. Times, Sunday Times I believe it was an appropriate gesture, and one she would have loved. Times, Sunday Times Even when these symbols are absent, experienced musicians will introduce the appropriate gesture according to the style of the music. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I do, however, feel that appropriate gestures by our political leaders might help. Times,Sunday Times If we make a big, dramatic gesture, change happens instantly. HABIT BUSTING: A 10-step plan that will change your life (2002) In these circumstances, you can see that surrender would be quite a dramatic gesture. Times, Sunday Times (2007) In a dramatic gesture towards the end of the hearing, he kissed his copy of the Bible. Times, Sunday Times (2013) This seems to me an empty gesture. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This is not the time for empty political gestures. The Sun (2014) Grand promises are turning out to be empty gestures. Times, Sunday Times (2014) So this is a time not for futile gestures but bold ones. Times, Sunday Times (2008) At this stage of the war what we don't need is another futile gesture. Times, Sunday Times (2011) This is worse than a futile gesture: it is immoral. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He made a point of saying that it was a generous gesture on my part. Times, Sunday Times (2010) We are not much used to friends making such generous gestures, and we can be a little nervous of accepting them. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Try not to look too surprised when a stingy relative makes a generous gesture. The Sun (2013) The man, believed to be fleeing the war in Syria, gestured angrily at stony-faced riot police. The Sun (2015) And in the very first frame of the best-of-33 encounter, the five-time champ angrily gestured to pundits to keep their voices down. The Sun (2014) She buried herself in her towel at the change of ends, gestured angrily towards her coach and risked the wrath of the umpire by flinging her racket into the grass on numerous occasions. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They complain about the rider in the road and angrily gesture towards the ' facility'. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Our manager apologised unreservedly to the family at the time and also waived the meal bill as a gesture of goodwill. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Your account has also been credited with 100 as a gesture of goodwill. The Sun (2016) It will waive the normal administration fees that go with this, as a gesture of goodwill. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It is also sending you a cheque for 500 as a gesture of goodwill. Times, Sunday Times (2017) It also offered 25 as a gesture of goodwill. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Publishing the names of those who donated was naive in the extreme, even if it was done as a genuine gesture of gratitude. Times, Sunday Times This week, in an apparent gesture of gratitude, officials on the peninsula awarded the gang land for the construction of a clubhouse. Times, Sunday Times While a trusted bailiff might be manumitted as a gesture of gratitude, for those working as agricultural labourers or in workshops, there was little likelihood of being so noticed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Little gestures of gratitude are the thing. Times, Sunday Times It's a wonderful, heartfelt gesture of peace and respect. The Sun The wife replying in fairly short order, the man retreating, palms up in a universal gesture of peace. Times, Sunday Times After a year of name-calling and isolation, it seemed like a gesture of peace. Times, Sunday Times During periods of improvement in bilateral relations, the governments of both nations have taken steps to release imprisoned fishermen as a confidence-building measure and gestures of peace and goodwill. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Before it was taken down, the tweet attracted numerous reactions, some praising them for a gesture of reconciliation. Times, Sunday Times However, he later accepted a gesture of reconciliation from the charity and went to its annual meetings. Times, Sunday Times He did not seek to place rivals in important posts as a gesture of reconciliation. Times, Sunday Times Some 60 years later, he played a key role in turning this wartime incident into a gesture of reconciliation. Times, Sunday Times Lessons are being learnt and there are also clear signs of off-pitch guidance in the way that he now follows any collision with a deliberate gesture of reconciliation. Times, Sunday Times At my school we were taught to 'cap' beaks - ie, touch the brim of our caps as a gesture of respect due to a teacher by a pupil. Times, Sunday Times A simple gesture of respect, one might think. Times, Sunday Times As a gesture of respect, the national flags on the ships in the harbour were flown at half-mast, and salutes were fired. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The guest then bows to the second guest, and raises the bowl in a gesture of respect to the host. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a gesture of respect by the people of this village to its beloved leader, his statue was inaugurated in the village after his death. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a gesture of solidarity with the fans who gave him such a cheer when he returned to his former club. Times, Sunday Times In a gesture of solidarity during the recession, the royal household has cut its budget from €9.4 million in 2009 to €7.78 million in 2014. Times, Sunday Times Truth be told, there was no intelligence to bring that night - only a gesture of solidarity. Times, Sunday Times Yet a gesture of solidarity, however well-meant, cannot be a substitute for hard-headed strategy. Times, Sunday Times A couple of them cooked meals for us — which was both a heart-warming gesture of solidarity and incredibly useful. Times, Sunday Times 'He gestures vaguely at his corduroy jacket: ' Look at me - I'm a bohemian. Times, Sunday Times (2016) At the end of the day, all of this [ she gestures vaguely above her head, which I take to mean her current multimillion dollar status in the music industry ] could be gone tomorrow. Times, Sunday Times (2008) 'But now look at all of this, 'he says, gesturing vaguely at several gallery rooms over two storeys. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He would grow red in the face, pound his desk, gesture wildly, and stamp his feet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When our set began, they had been talking fairly loudly with each other, gesturing wildly and barely noticing what was happening on stage. Globe and Mail She gestured wildly out of the open door. The Sun Observers and investors look on nervously as the traders rush about gesturing wildly and making their trades. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The stump speaker gestured wildly, contorted his body, and usually fell off his stump at some point. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's simply no money left to repeat that sort of grand gesture. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Is he always prone to such grand gestures? Times, Sunday Times (2016) Like all grand romantic gestures, this one has little regard for practical restraint. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He wears a smart suit and uses expansive hand gestures. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I was already preparing my little hand gestures of acknowledgement to the crowd. For Love or Money (2006) His hand gestures suggested a desire to explain, mixed with a need for caution. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He added that this would be a humanitarian gesture, not 'paying ransom or admitting guilt'. Times, Sunday Times They are astounded that their wonderful humanitarian gesture has backfired. The Sun But in the end, he could not entirely expunge the nagging sense that this was an act of political expediency rather than the humanitarian gesture he intended it to be. Times, Sunday Times He hadn't seen the meal as a loving gesture, but a protest against having to do it all myself. Times, Sunday Times She thinks it's a loving gesture from a devoted husband. The Sun You are a bundle of pure romance, full of loving gestures and luscious promises. The Sun The third column gives you the chance to ask for loving gestures in the way you want them to be, such as kind words or acts of service. The Sun Within a few months it not only fails to re-spond to loving gestures but turns its face away and doesn't cuddle up to a parent. Times, Sunday Times The message continues to be that unless we have a change in lifestyle by the occupants of a green building, the energy conservation measures can become a meaningless gesture. Times, Sunday Times But it's a meaningless gesture if today's soldiers are refused the care they need when they return. The Sun The indiscriminate hugging of a dry cleaner points out that affection can be emptied of meaning through random and meaningless gestures. Christianity Today Another test uses five meaningful gestures, such as waving goodbye or scratching your head and five meaningless gestures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This protocol combines meaningful and meaningless gestures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I'm not particularly angry, but a bunch of flowers might have been a nice gesture. Times, Sunday Times It was a very nice gesture, fair play to him. Times, Sunday Times It would be a nice gesture if a search fund were set up for her. The Sun The word 'complimentary' will always do strange things to some people, who see it not as a nice gesture but as a challenge. Times, Sunday Times I noticed the other day one player had donated something like £40,000 and that was a nice gesture. The Sun Two thirds of people have made an obscene gesture while driving. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In the cartoon, the mouse was making an obscene gesture to the bird. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The manager was punished by FIFA for his foul-mouthed rant and obscene gestures on TV. The Sun (2009) Not that he exactly reciprocated the gesture. The Sun (2013) His gesture was readily reciprocated. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Last night, with rain pouring where the sun had shone last month, the last of the followers still in Australia reciprocated the gesture. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He has pledged to repeat the gesture if re-elected in 2015. The Sun When he repeats the gesture, cops open fire. The Sun He repeated the gesture with other patients. Times, Sunday Times After another 80 minutes where some again sold their talents short, he must have felt like repeating the gesture, only this time ensuring he made contact. Times, Sunday Times When one after another repeated the gesture, it started to look ridiculous. Globe and Mail And the Foxes fans returned the gesture by unveiling a huge flag carrying the slogan ' Happy Birthday Mr Chairman'. The Sun (2016) Perhaps it was the Queen's historic breach of her own 'no touching ' protocol, when she put a friendly arm around the US president's wife at a Buckingham Palace G20 reception, prompting her guest to return the gesture and leaving courtiers flustered. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Returning the gesture, I am reminded of events due here in the not-too-distant future; and whether, to mark the occasion, the tramway might once more see action. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I'm not one for big romantic gestures. The Sun (2014) I thought love was all about romantic gestures and feelings, and anything short of that was unacceptable to me. Christianity Today (2000) Are you always planning the next romantic gesture to impress your girlfriend? The Sun (2016) The player was banned for two games for making a rude gesture at City fans. The Sun (2016) The photographer claimed residents chased his car, yelled obscenities and made rude gestures as he took photos of their street. The Sun (2009) He made the rude gesture across the court halfway through the match. The Sun (2017) That simple gesture went a long way toward making her feel appreciated. Christianity Today New technology that tracks hand movements and converts them into commands could allow mobile phone users to call home with a simple gesture. Times, Sunday Times It's a simple gesture, perhaps theatrical but very touching. Times, Sunday Times It was a simple gesture but it speaks volumes about his decency. The Sun A small, simple gesture can often have a big impact. Times, Sunday Times Or do you see it as one small gesture in the shaping of a better world? The Times Literary Supplement Which small gesture would make his or her day easier or more pleasant? Times, Sunday Times They inhabit the five troubled souls in the group so fully that every small gesture or pose counts. Times, Sunday Times Even this small gesture will be rewarded with revitalised plants. Times, Sunday Times It was a small gesture that had a big impact on me. Times, Sunday Times The spontaneous gesture won much praise. Times, Sunday Times Family members said that the banners bore the hallmarks of a campaign arranged by the local authorities but made to look like a spontaneous gesture of public sentiment. Times, Sunday Times I want to see whether the spontaneous gestures are repetitious or varied. Christianity Today Other spontaneous gestures used during speech production known as iconic gestures are more full of content, and may echo, or elaborate, the meaning of the co-occurring speech. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She makes a sweeping gesture with her hand, indicating her home. Times, Sunday Times Still drunk from the night before, and in a sweeping gesture of misplaced magnanimity, you foolishly offer to make breakfast. ST If they make a sweeping gesture, tilt your head. Times, Sunday Times I'd only just recovered from giving birth by caesarean when the doctor lifted his hand to his own face and made a sweeping gesture across the left side. The Sun He riveted his eyes on me while making sweeping gestures. Christianity Today The vote was only a symbolic gesture. The Sun (2011) The move to withdraw from the IMF and the World Bank is largely a symbolic gesture. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Many of the most powerful symbolic gestures have taken place on the field of play. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He manages several convincing duets and some truly emotional high points, but for the most part relies on mime and broad theatrical gesture. Times, Sunday Times The obviously scripted theatrical gestures that he interposed from time to time were inept, unnecessary and exaggerated. Times, Sunday Times She re-enacts her son as pompous and delusional, all theatrical gestures and false voice. Times, Sunday Times The taste for grand, theatrical gestures undertaken at great political risk. Globe and Mail He has an eye for bold theatrical gestures that are often dramatically effective but sometimes considered crass. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But others will condemn it as a token gesture. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The minister said that taking part in the programme would be a token gesture. Times, Sunday Times (2014) His credit as executive producer on this project is more than a token gesture to keep a star happy. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Thus symbolising, er, interwovenness and harmony, in a touching gesture said to date from, er, ancient times. Times, Sunday Times It was a touching gesture and much appreciated. Times, Sunday Times It was a sombre yet touching gesture. Times, Sunday Times It was a touching gesture from a man whose friends would later describe as a devoted father and husband. Times, Sunday Times It was a touching gesture - to me unprecedented - to bring the whole orchestra on stage for the ovation. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 姿态, 用动作示意 Japanese: 身振り, 手ぶりで示す |
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