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单词 gesticulate
释义
gesticulateges‧tic‧u‧late /dʒeˈstɪkjəleɪt/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINgesticulate
Origin:
1600-1700 Latin past participle of gesticulari, from gestus; GESTURE1
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
gesticulate
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theygesticulate
he, she, itgesticulates
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theygesticulated
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave gesticulated
he, she, ithas gesticulated
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad gesticulated
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill gesticulate
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have gesticulated
Continuous Form
PresentIam gesticulating
he, she, itis gesticulating
you, we, theyare gesticulating
PastI, he, she, itwas gesticulating
you, we, theywere gesticulating
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been gesticulating
he, she, ithas been gesticulating
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been gesticulating
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be gesticulating
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been gesticulating
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Jane gesticulated wildly and shouted ``Stop! Stop!''
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • After gesticulating at each other, they both fell silent and looked at their drinks.
  • As soon as he spotted her, he began gesticulating frantically.
  • He mouthed and gesticulated - what did he mean?
  • He was gesticulating and laughing, talking to some one.
  • Last July, in peak form, pirouetting on his toes and gesticulating wildly, he was wickedly funny and amazingly indiscreet.
  • Men, women and babies are detached in small groups or bunched together in fantastic clusters, gesticulating madly.
  • Their whole way of speaking and gesticulating changed when they were by themselves.
  • When, in his most characteristic gesture, he presses a gesticulating finger to his forehead, his hand trembles.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 Jane gesticulated wildly and shouted ‘Stop! Stop!’
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Last July, in peak form, pirouetting on his toes and gesticulating wildly, he was wickedly funny and amazingly indiscreet.
to make movements with your arms and hands, usually while speaking, because you are excited, angry, or cannot think of the right words to use SYN  gesture:  Jane gesticulated wildly and shouted ‘Stop! Stop!’gesticulation /dʒeˌstɪkjəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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