英语词汇“to saw the air”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. transitive. to saw the air: to gesticulate with the hands as if sawing something invisible. Also to saw one's hand.

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society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > hand gesture > [verb (intransitive)]

to saw the air1603

to saw one's hand1819

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1603 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. ii. 4 Do not saw the aire thus with your hands, But giue euery thing his action with temperance.

1819 G. Crabbe Tales of Hall II. xix. 244 ‘And what is proud,’ said Frances, ‘but to stand Singing at church, and sawing thus your hand?’

1824 S. Ferrier Inheritance II. xxxvii. 415 He was puffing, and blowing, and sawing the air with his arms, without ever gaining a single step upon them.

1884 Sat. Rev. 14 June 778/1 With her right hand she ceaselessly saws the air.

单词	to saw the air
释义	> as lemmas to saw the air a. transitive. to saw the air: to gesticulate with the hands as if sawing something invisible. Also to saw one's hand. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > hand gesture > [verb (intransitive)] to saw the air1603 to saw one's hand1819 facepalm1996 1603 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. ii. 4 Do not saw the aire thus with your hands, But giue euery thing his action with temperance. 1819 G. Crabbe Tales of Hall II. xix. 244 ‘And what is proud,’ said Frances, ‘but to stand Singing at church, and sawing thus your hand?’ 1824 S. Ferrier Inheritance II. xxxvii. 415 He was puffing, and blowing, and sawing the air with his arms, without ever gaining a single step upon them. 1884 Sat. Rev. 14 June 778/1 With her right hand she ceaselessly saws the air. extracted from sawv.¹ < as lemmas
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