shrug

IPA/ʃrʌɡ/
KK[ʃrˈʌɡ]IPA/ʃrʌɡ/

shrug — 動詞

  • shrugpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • shrugshe / she / it
  • shruggedpast simple
  • shrugging-ing form

1. to briefly lift the shoulders and let them fall, signalling that you have no ans

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

聳肩

聳起肩膀表示不知道或不感興趣

to briefly lift the shoulders and let them fall, signalling that you have no answer, feel indifferent, or accept something you cannot change.

例句

When the boss asked who had sent the email, the secretary shrugged and walked away.

老闆問是誰寄了那封電子郵件時,秘書只是聳了聳肩就走開了。

intransitive: just shrugged

Lucía shrugged her shoulders and said she had no idea where the files were.

Lucía 聳了聳肩,說她完全不知道檔案在哪裡。

transitive: shrug one's shoulders

常見搭配
  • shrug one's shoulders
  • shrug off
  • just shrug
  • shrug in reply
同義詞
  • hunch

    more about forward rounding of the shoulders, not necessarily expressing uncertainty

文法句型

shrug (one's shoulders)

shrug + adverb/preposition

用法筆記

Frequently used without an object. When transitive, the object is almost always 'shoulders' (plural). The phrasal verb 'shrug off' is common and means to dismiss or ignore something unpleasant.

常見錯誤

He shrugged his shoulder and left.
He shrugged and left.' or 'He shrugged his shoulders and left.
When used transitively, the body part is nearly always 'shoulders' (plural), not 'shoulder.'
片語動詞

shrug aside

phrasal verb

To treat something as unimportant or not worth worrying about.

不以為意地忽略

Maya shrugged aside her friend's warning about the storm.

Why did you shrug aside his helpful advice so quickly?

shrug away

phrasal verb

To get rid of a feeling or problem by ignoring it.

擺脫(負面情緒)

Brian tried to shrug away his disappointment after losing the game.

She shrugged away the pain and continued running.

shrug off

phrasal verb

To treat something as unimportant or to recover quickly from something negative.

不當一回事;迅速擺脫

Diego shrugged off the criticism and kept working on his project.

How did you shrug off that cold so fast?

shrug — 名詞