| 词组 | gesture |
| 释义 | gesture /ˈdʒestʃə $ -ər/ noun 1. something that you say or do to show how you feel about someone or somethingadjectivesa nice gesture It would be a nice gesture if we gave them something to say ‘thank you’.a friendly gesture Ella bought him a drink as a friendly gesture.a generous gesture Giving all that money was a very generous gesture.a grand gesture (=something you do to impress people) Love is not about grand gestures and expensive gifts.a dramatic gesture In politics, dramatic gestures are sometimes necessary.a bold gesture (=that shows you are not scared of taking risks) Appointing one of his opponents to the government was seen as a bold gesture.a token gesture (=done to pretend that you are dealing with a problem) The inclusion of one woman on the committee was seen as a token gesture.a symbolic gesture (=that is intended to show how you feel) In a symbolic gesture, he gave up his $10,000 monthly presidential salary.an empty gesture (=that does not achieve anything important) Sacking his deputy was an empty gesture which failed to satisfy his critics.a futile gesture (=that is not likely to have any effect) Sending extra troops was a futile gesture.a conciliatory gesture (=that shows you want to solve an argument or disagreement) The government made several conciliatory gestures to the protesters.verbsmake a gesture Shouldn’t we make some gesture to show we appreciate what she’s done?prepositionsa gesture towards/toward sth The visit was regarded as a gesture towards repairing relations between the two countries.phrasesa gesture of goodwill also a goodwill gesture (=done to show you want to be helpful) As a gesture of goodwill, customers will be offered a full refund.a gesture of friendship He invited the two men to his house as a gesture of friendship.a gesture of support She wrote a letter to the prime minister as a gesture of support.a gesture of solidarity (=done to show loyalty and support) People sent food parcels to the strikers in a gesture of solidarity.a gesture of defiance (=done to show that you will not do what someone tells you to do) The rebels launched an attack as a gesture of defiance.2. a movement of part of your body, especially your hands or head, to show what you mean or how you feelverbsmake a gesture He made a gesture to the waiter.adjectivesa rude/obscene gesture Luke made a rude gesture with his finger. | The player was fined for making an obscene gesture at the referee.an angry/threatening gesture One of the men made a threatening gesture and I decided to leave. |
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