shrug

/ʃrʌɡ/ v / n
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

耸肩（表示不知道或不在乎）；耸肩

释义与例句

v 耸肩（表示不知道或不在乎）
to raise the shoulders slightly to express doubt or indifference
  1. He just shrugged his shoulders when I asked him why.
    当我问他为什么时，他只是耸了耸肩。
  2. She shrugged off the criticism and continued working.
    她对批评不屑一顾，继续工作。
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  1. He shrugged helplessly and said nothing.
    他无奈地耸耸肩，什么也没说。
n 耸肩
an act of raising the shoulders to express uncertainty
  1. A shrug of the shoulders said it all.
    一个耸肩说明了一切。
  2. He responded with a dismissive shrug.
    他以一个不屑的耸肩回应。
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  1. Her shrug suggested she did not care.
    她的耸肩表明她并不在乎。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 shrug 音近“耸肩”，耸肩时肩膀发出的动作

词族与关联词

同义词
  • gesture 做手势；手势
    gesture 是手势的泛指；shrug 专指耸肩这一动作。
    He gestured for me to sit down. 他做手势让我坐下。
反义词
  • nod 点头
    nod 表示同意，shrug 表示不知或无所谓，含义相对。
    She nodded in agreement. 她点头表示同意。
常见搭配
  • shrug one's shoulders 耸肩
    He shrugged his shoulders and left. 他耸耸肩就走了。
  • shrug off 对…不屑一顾；摆脱
    He shrugged off the bad news. 他对这个坏消息不屑一顾。