gesture是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. /vi. 姿势, 手势, 表示，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Glenarvan shook his head, but said no more, as a gesture from Thalcave made them spur on their horses and hurry forward.
-- A gesture was enough.
-- "Here is Thaouka, and there—the Pampas," he added, embracing with a passionate gesture the wide-stretching prairies.
-- McNabbs, who first saw her, could not restrain a gesture of incredulity.
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Then he gave a deep groan and with an impatient gesture he put out the light.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Scarlett held the lamphigh for Rhett to see and started toward the door when Melanie made a feeble gesture toward the wall.
-- In itspain it had sought human companionship and help and it made no threatening gesture as she looped one end of the tornpetticoat about its horns.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But I should have mentioned, that before the principal person began his oration, he cried out three times, Langro dehul san (these words and the former were after-wards repeated and explained to me); whereupon, immediately, about fifty of the inhabitants came and cut the strings that fastened the left side of my head, which gave me the liberty of turning it to the right, and of observing the person and gesture of him that was to speak.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- My uncle, the Professor, made no reply other than a gesture of rage and despair.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《查太莱夫人的情人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- With a faint gesture of head and eyes, Mellors ordered her to the door again, and she slunk out.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- With these words, and with a hasty gesture fraught with timid caution such a gesture had Clennam's eyes been familiar with in the old time poor Flora left herself at eighteen years of age, a long long way behind again; and came to a full stop at last.
-- When all were supplied, Mr Rugg rose, and silently holding out his glass at arm's length above the centre of the table, by that gesture invited the other three to add theirs, and to unite in a general conspiratorial clink.
-- She had that force of face, and that concentrated air of collecting her firmness or obstinacy, which represented in her case what would have been gesture and action in another, as she replied with her deliberate strength of speech:'No, sir, I do not forget.
-- If Mr Meagles had submitted to a glance of entreaty from Mrs Meagles, and an expressive gesture from Clennam, he would have left her in the undisturbed enjoyment of this state of mind.
-- He turned upon her suddenly with a menacing gesture of the weighted hand that clenched the money, as if he were going to strike her with it.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I asked him to help me so, and he never forgot it, but saved me from many a sharp word by that little gesture and kind look.'
-- Frank, sitting just behind the little girls, heard what they were saying, and pushed his crutch away from him with an impatient gesture as he watched the active lads going through all sorts of comical gymnastics.
-- And Meg offered her hand with a gesture both affectionate and timid.
-- And Laurie put his arm about her with a brotherly gesture which was very comforting.
-- I'll buy you quarts if you want it, but for heaven's sake don't have hysterics, for I've brought Jack Scott home to dinner, and...' John got no further, for Meg cast him off, and clasped her hands with a tragic gesture as she fell into a chair, ex-claiming in a tone of mingled indignation, reproach, and dismay... 'A man to dinner, and everything in a mess!John Brooke, how could you do such a thing?'
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- As for Derick, he seemed quite confident that this would be the case, and occasionally with a deriding gesture shook his lamp-feeder at the other boats.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'I think you will,' said Mrs. Mann, who had noticed the tone of the refusal, and the gesture that had accompanied it.
-- Thus attired, he gave his hand to the robber, who, merely pausing to show him with a menacing gesture that he had that same pistol in a side-pocket of his great-coat, clasped it firmly in his, and, exchanging a farewell with Nancy, led him away.
-- cried the matron, with a gesture as if she would call for help.
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