| 词汇 | shrug |
| 释义 | shrug verb[ I or T ] uk /ʃrʌɡ/ us /ʃrʌɡ/-gg- C2 to raise your shoulders and then lower them in order to say you do not know or are not interested: （表示不知道或不感兴趣）耸（肩） "Where's Dad?" "How should I know?" replied my brother, shrugging.“爸爸在哪儿？”“我怎么知道？”哥哥耸了耸肩，答道。 He shrugged his shoulders as if to say that there was nothing he could do about it.他耸了耸肩，好像在说他对此无能为力。 figurativeThousands of people are starving to death while the world shrugs its shoulders (= shows no interest or care).成千上万的人濒于饿死，世人却无动于衷。 She shrugged indifferently.她无所谓地耸了耸肩。 In reply to their questions, she just shrugged.面对他们的问题，她只是耸了耸肩，没作任何回答。 He shrugged and looked resigned. You can't just shrug your shoulders and do nothing about the situation! "What shall we do?" "Don't ask me," she said, shrugging her shoulders. Gestures & gesturing air punch air quotes bat beckon bird blow someone a kissphrase flag something/someone down flip flip someone off flip/give someone the birdidiom flourish non-linguistic non-verbal non-verbally peace sign pump someone's handidiom shake signing tongue wink Phrasal verbsshrug away shrug someone/something away shrug something off shrug noun[ C ] uk /ʃrʌɡ/ us /ʃrʌɡ/ shrugnoun[C] (SHOULDER MOVEMENT)the action of raising and lowering your shoulders to express something: 耸肩 "I'm afraid there's nothing I can do about your problem," she said with a shrug.“恐怕我对你的问题无能为力，”她耸了耸肩说道。 "Well, I guess we'll just have to do what he says," said Kim with a shrug of resignation.“哦，我想我们只能按他说的去做，”金说着，无可奈何地耸了耸肩。 Gestures & gesturing air punch air quotes bat beckon bird blow someone a kissphrase flag something/someone down flip flip someone off flip/give someone the birdidiom flourish non-linguistic non-verbal non-verbally peace sign pump someone's handidiom shake signing tongue wink shrugnoun[C] (CLOTHES)a short cardigan for women（女式）短套领衫（一种女式短羊毛衫） 4x6/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Coats, jackets & cloaks achkan anorak Barbour barn coat baseball jacket dinner jacket DJ donkey jacket double-breasted doublet lumber jacket mac mackintosh mantle Nehru jacket single-breasted slicker smoking jacket sports jacket stole shrug | American Dictionaryshrug verb[ I/T ] us/ʃrʌɡ/-gg- to raise your shoulders to express that you do not know, do not care, or are not sure about something: [ I ]My brother just shrugged in reply, too lazy to answer in words. shrugnoun[ C ]us/ʃrʌɡ/ Bill’s only explanation was a careless shrug of his shoulders. Examples of shrugshrug First, he smiles engagingly; then he apologises humbly; and then he shrugs helplessly, saying that he does not know how it happened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The blackmail point which has been shrugged off is important because the law is an invitation to crime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The inevitable effect on industrial costs and exports is shrugged off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They cannot be shrugged off in that way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, it is not something to be shrugged off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have no intention of shrugging off our responsibilities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one needs to borrow £1 billion a week merely to balance the books, clearly that cannot be entirely shrugged off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He now shrugs his shoulders and says that all household goods are to be exempted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not speaking of a matter that can be shrugged off, but of a service to people who may be absolutely dependent upon it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He supplied other figures for me and then shrugged them off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I see him shrugging his shoulders, but he knows perfectly well that he is an uncomfortable man. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What about the countries that are only now shrugging off the shackles of the past? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English People have memories of means-tested benefits which cannot easily be shrugged off, and means-tested benefits are divisive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He scratched his head for a moment, then shrugged his shoulders and set off to walk down the road to the nearest garage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should take this seriously on both sides, not shrugging it off as just another price increase. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of shrug These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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