gesticulate
/dʒeˈstɪkjʊleɪt/verb
no obj.
- use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words做手势(尤指夸张的手势), 用手势(或动作)加重语气, 用手势表达:
they were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down.
他们向没有减速行驶的驾车人呼喊并拼命打手势。
派生词
gesticulation
noungesticulative
adjectivegesticulator
noungesticulatory
adjective词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin gesticulat- 'gesticulated', from the verb gesticulari, from gesticulus, diminutive of gestus 'action'.