posture和gesture的区别（花样姿势poseposture还是gesture辨析）

(1) pose 照相的时候摆的、或者为了给别人看特意摆的姿势

(为画像、拍照等摆的)姿势;装腔作势;故作姿态

strike a pose for the picture.

摆个pose照像。

strike a pose/an attitude

摆出某种姿态

He asked me to pose nude for him.

他请我给他摆裸体造型。

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She struck a pose, one hand on her hip and the other waving an imaginary cigarette.

她摆了个姿势，一只手叉腰，另一只手夹着一支假想的香烟。

He adopted a relaxed pose for the camera.

他摆了个悠闲的姿势拍照。

We have had several preliminary sittings in various poses.

我们进行了几次预拍摄，摆了各种不同的造型。

In many writers modesty is a pose, but in Ford it seems to have been genuine.

很多作家都是故作谦虚，但福特却似乎表里如一。

She'd flung herself in a pose of melodramatic exhaustion.

她一下子摆出一副筋疲力尽的夸张姿势。

(2) posture 姿态

不可数名词，如背部是否直等，不指具体的动作，具体的动作用position。

She has great posture, so she rarely has back pain.

她的姿态特别好，所以她从来不背疼。

Being a dancer herself, she has excellent posture.

由于她自己是舞蹈演员，所以她姿态优美。

Back pains can be the result of bad posture.

腰背疼可能是不良姿势造成的。

Good posture is essential when working at the computer.

用电脑工作时良好的姿势极其重要。

Exercise, fresh air, and good posture are all helpful

锻炼、新鲜空气和好的坐立姿势都很有益。

Poor posture can cause neck ache, headaches and breathing problems.

姿势不当会导致颈部疼痛、头痛和呼吸困难。

An observant doctor can often detect depression from expression, posture, and movement.

善于观察的医生常常能从人的表情、姿势以及动作诊察出抑郁症。

Poor posture, sitting or walking slouched over, compresses the body's organs

坐着或者走路的时候低头垂肩，这种不正确的姿势会压迫体内的器官。

I don't have the ramrod posture I had when I was in the Navy.

我现在没有当海军时那样笔挺的身姿了。

Sit in a relaxed upright posture.

保持放松、直立的坐姿。

You can make your stomach look flatter instantly by improving your posture.

通过采取更好的坐姿，你的腹部马上就会看起来平坦一些。

(3) position 某个具体的姿势、静态的动作

a sitting/kneeling/lying position

坐 / 跪 / 卧姿

Keep the box in an upright position.

把盒子竖着放。

Make sure that you are working in a comfortable position.

工作时一定要保持舒适的姿势。

My arms were aching so I shifted (my) position slightly.

我胳膊疼了，所以稍微变了变姿势。

That position looks uncomfortable.

这个姿势看起来很不舒服。

(4) gesture 手势（示意动作）；（表明感情或意图的）姿态，表示

His gestures were economical, his words generally mild.

他的肢体语言极尽简化，措词总体温和。

She could only raise her hand in a gesture of benediction

她只得举起手来做了一个祝福的手势。

There is an enormous sense of mission in his speech and gesture.

他的一言一行都带着强烈的使命感。

He throws his hands open in a gesture which clearly indicates his relief.

他摊开双手，明确表示他已如释重负。

He made a dismissive gesture. 'Suit yourself.'

他做了一个很不屑的手势。“随你便。”

Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands.

埃米笨拙地做了个手势。

He made a rude gesture at the driver of the other car.

他向另外那辆汽车的司机做了个粗野的手势。

She finished what she had to say with a gesture of despair.

她用绝望的姿势结束了她不得不讲的话。

They communicated entirely by gesture.

他们完全用手势交流。

They sent some flowers as a gesture of sympathy to the parents of the child.

他们送了一些花表示对孩子父母的同情。

It was a nice gesture (= it was kind) to invite his wife too.

把他的妻子也请来是友好的表示。

She dismissed him with a regal gesture.

她以尊贵的神态示意让他离开。

It was a neighbourly gesture of theirs.

这是他们友好的表示。

His gift was an extremely kind gesture. Credit where credit's due.

他的礼物是很友好的表示，这值得称赞。

They sent some flowers as a gesture of sympathy.

他们送了一些花表示慰问。

They sent some flowers as a gesture of sympathy to the parents of the child.

他们送了一些花表示对孩子父母的同情。

We do not accept responsibility but we will refund the money as a gesture of goodwill .

我们不承担责任，不过我们愿意退款以表示我们的善意。

The government has made a gesture towards public opinion (= has tried to do sth that the public will like) .

政府已做出顺应民意的姿态。

This gesture of goodwill did little to improve the tense atmosphere at the talks

这一友好姿态基本上没有改善会谈的紧张气氛。

Demonstrations were held as a gesture of solidarity with the hunger strikers.

人们举行示威游行，以表示对绝食抗议者的支持。

The government has only made a token gesture towards helping the unemployed.

政府只不过是做做样子表示了一下对失业者的帮助。

She opened her arms wide in an expansive gesture of welcome.

她展开双臂以示欢迎。

It was a very kind and thoughtful gesture.

这真是十分友好体贴的举动。

There's not greater gesture of love than having someone's name tattooed on your body

没有比将某人姓名文到身上更绝妙的示爱方式了。

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