"gesticulate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 做手勢
• 打手勢

Definition

在說話時用手和手臂做出富有表現力的動作，以幫助表達或強調意思。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

比“gestures”更正式，多用於形容激烈對話或演講時誇張的手勢。常見搭配有 'gesticulate wildly'（劇烈地做手勢）。

Examples

When he explains something, he always gesticulates with his hands.

他解釋事情時總是**做手勢**。

The teacher gesticulated to get the children’s attention.

老師**做手勢**吸引了孩子們的注意。

Please don’t gesticulate while driving.

開車時請不要**做手勢**。

He tends to gesticulate wildly when he gets excited about something.

他一激動就會極力**做手勢**。

She was gesticulating at me from across the street to say hello.

她在街對面向我**打手勢**打招呼。

Some people naturally gesticulate a lot when they talk, while others hardly move their hands.

有些人說話時天生會大量**做手勢**，而有些人幾乎不動手。