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

• In the middle of the1700s a Frenchman named Epee developed sign language.
  在1700年代中期法国人重剑发展了手语。
• 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。
• A Linguistic Discussion on Issues of Chinese Sign Language and Chinese in Deaf Education
  聋教育中手语和汉语问题的语言学分析
• Someone who can use sign language to communicate.
  能用手语进行交流的人。
• I will ask you about all the places of India in sign language.
  我会用手语问你印度所有的地方。
• The teacher uses sign language to talk to the deaf children.
  老师用手语与这些聋儿沟通。
• I keep doing sign language, so I forget how to speak.
  我一直做手语，我都不知道怎么说了。
• Therefore, mother forced him to use sign language and lip language to communicate with her even at home.
  因此，即使在家里，母亲也逼着蒂姆用手语和唇语跟她进行交流。
• They communicated in sign language.
  他们用手语交流。
• 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。