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body language

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Linguistics
ˈbody ˌlanguage ●○○ noun [uncountable]  SLMOVE/CHANGE POSITIONchanges in your body position and movements that show what you are feeling or thinking 身体语言,肢体语言 It was obvious from Luke’s body language that he was nervous. 从卢克的肢体语言明显看出他很紧张。
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body languageUpon meeting them you instantly see what they look like, and quickly observe their facial expressions, gestures and body language.Electronic media, filtering tone of voice and body language out of messages, also hinder feedback regarding how recipients are reacting.This includes facial expressions, body language, and the like.Was this going to be the ultimate in body language, or a pointless gimmick?Imagine politics without communication-without newspapers, without television, even without talking or body language.This responsiveness to body language also affects the way horses react to humans.The man stared at Bonnie whose body language was screaming, "Leave me alone!"Yet body language often tells us so much more than mere words.If he perceives your body language wrong, he can do major damage.
ˈbody ˌlanguage nounChineseSyllable
in and movements your body changes Corpus position


body language
ˈbody ˌlanguage noun [uncountable]
changes in your body position and movements that show what you are feeling or thinking:
    It was obvious from Luke’s body language that he was nervous.


body languageBrE /ˈbɒdi læŋɡwɪdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɑːdi læŋɡwɪdʒ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the process of communicating what you are feeling or thinking by the way you place and move your body rather than by words 身势语,肢体语言(通过姿势等表露思想感情)