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单词 shrug
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shrug
verb[IorT]
uk
/ʃrʌɡ/us
/ʃrʌɡ/
-gg-
C2
toraiseyourshouldersand thenlowerthem inorderto say you do notknowor are notinterested:
（表示不知道或不感兴趣）耸（肩）
"Where's Dad?" "How should Iknow?"repliedmybrother, shrugging.“爸爸在哪儿？”“我怎么知道？”哥哥耸了耸肩，答道。
He shrugged hisshouldersas 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 ofpeoplearestarvingtodeathwhile theworldshrugsitsshoulders(=showsnointerestorcare).成千上万的人濒于饿死，世人却无动于衷。
More examples
  • She shruggedindifferently.
  • Inreplytotheirquestions, she just shrugged.
  • He shrugged andlookedresigned.
  • You can't just shrugyourshouldersand do nothing about thesituation!
  • "What shall we do?" "Don'taskme," she said, shrugging hershoulders.
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Phrasal verb

shrugsomethingoff
shrug
noun[C]
uk
/ʃrʌɡ/us
/ʃrʌɡ/

shrugnoun[C](SHOULDER MOVEMENT)

theactionofraisingandloweringyourshoulderstoexpresssomething:
耸肩
"I'mafraidthere's nothing I can do aboutyourproblem," 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, Iguesswe'll just have to do what he says," said Kim with a shrugofresignation.“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。
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  • air punch
  • air quotes
  • bat
  • beckon
  • bird
  • blow
  • blowsomeonea kissphrase
  • flipsomeoneoff
  • flourish
  • gesticulate
  • gesticulation
  • gesture
  • peace sign
  • pumpsomeone'shandidiom
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shrugnoun[C](CLOTHES)

ashortcardiganfor women
（女式）短套领衫（一种女式短羊毛衫）
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(Definition ofshrugfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

shrug| American Dictionary

shrug
verb[I/T]
us
/ʃrʌɡ/
-gg-
toraiseyourshoulderstoexpressthat you do notknow, do notcare, or are notsureabout something:
[I]Mybrotherjust shrugged inreply, toolazytoanswerin words.

shrug

noun[C]us
/ʃrʌɡ/
Bill’s onlyexplanationwas acarelessshrug of hisshoulders.
(Definition ofshrugfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshrug

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First, he smiles engagingly; then he apologises humbly; and then he shrugs helplessly, saying that he does not know how it happened.
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The blackmail point which has been shrugged off is important because the law is an invitation to crime.
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The inevitable effect on industrial costs and exports is shrugged off.
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They cannot be shrugged off in that way.
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Therefore, it is not something to be shrugged off.
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We have no intention of shrugging off our responsibilities.
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If one needs to borrow £1 billion a week merely to balance the books, clearly that cannot be entirely shrugged off.
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He now shrugs his shoulders and says that all household goods are to be exempted.
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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.
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He supplied other figures for me and then shrugged them off.
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I see him shrugging his shoulders, but he knows perfectly well that he is an uncomfortable man.
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What about the countries that are only now shrugging off the shackles of the past?
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People have memories of means-tested benefits which cannot easily be shrugged off, and means-tested benefits are divisive.
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He scratched his head for a moment, then shrugged his shoulders and set off to walk down the road to the nearest garage.
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We should take this seriously on both sides, not shrugging it off as just another price increase.
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