n.

1. 姿势；手势[C][U]
   He raised his hands in a gesture of despair.

   他举起双手表示绝望。

2. 姿态，表示[C]
   We hold a party for our new colleagues as a gesture of friendship.

   我们为新同事举办了一个聚会，以示友善。

   Handshake is a gesture of friendship.

   握手是一种友好的表示。

vi.

1. 做手势，用动作示意[Q]
   She was gesturing so excitedly that I knew something was wrong.

   她如此激动地打着手势，我就知道出了问题。

vt.

1. 用手势（或动作）表示[O]
   I gestured the child over.

   我朝孩子打手势叫他过来。

n.

1. a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
2. an action performed to convey one's feelings or intentions:
   a kind gesture.
   ▸an action performed for show in the knowledge that it will have no effect.

v.