sign language

英 [ˈsaɪn læŋɡwɪdʒ]

美 [ˈsaɪn læŋɡwɪdʒ]

n.  手势语

牛津词典

noun

• 手势语
  a system of communicating with people who cannot hear, by using hand movements rather than spoken words

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR (聋哑人或使用不同语言的人交流时使用的)手语，手势语
  Sign languageis movements of your hands and arms used to communicate. There are several official systems of sign language, used for example by deaf people. Movements are also sometimes invented by people when they want to communicate with someone who does not speak the same language.
  1. Her son used sign language to tell her what happened.
     她儿子用手语告诉她发生了什么事。

英英释义

noun

• language expressed by visible hand gestures
  Synonym:signing

双语例句

• Her son used sign language to tell her what happened.
  她儿子用手语告诉她发生了什么事。
• This groundwork has led other researchers to delve into new areas of study in American Sign Language.
  这些基础工作使得后继研究者能够在新的领域里对美国手语进行更深层次的研究。
• Study sign language can you make friends with deaf people.
  学手语可以使你的胳膊和手指优美。
• In captivity, gorillas have displayed significant intelligence and have even learned simple human sign language.
  人工饲养的时候大猩猩表现出了显著的聪明才智，甚至学会了简单的人类手语。
• Epee developed a large number of vocabulary words for sign language.
  重剑开发了大量的手语词汇。
• Rather, they believe they are a subculture which has its own language, American Sign Language.
  他们颇有点儿认为他们是一个亚文化，有自己的语言，美国手语。
• The teacher uses sign language to talk to the deaf children.
  老师用手语与这些聋儿沟通。
• Deaf people may have no trouble communicating English words through American Sign language, or asl.
  通过美国手语（americansignlanguage，orasl），聋人可以无障碍地表达英语单词。
• With a new environment, the gal learnt sign language and started a new life.
  在全新的环境里，女孩学会了手势语，开始了新的生活。
• Sign language and finger spelling are not uesd as much as they once were.
  盲文和手语现在已经不像以前用的那么多了。