shrug

verb

/ʃrʌɡ/

[intransitive, transitive, no passive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they shrug	/ʃrʌɡ/ /ʃrʌɡ/
he / she / it shrugs	/ʃrʌɡz/ /ʃrʌɡz/
past simple shrugged	/ʃrʌɡd/ /ʃrʌɡd/
past participle shrugged	/ʃrʌɡd/ /ʃrʌɡd/
-ing form shrugging	/ˈʃrʌɡɪŋ/ /ˈʃrʌɡɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

noun

/ʃrʌɡ/

[usually singular] an act of raising your shoulders and then dropping them to show that you do not know or care about something耸肩（表示不知道或不在乎）
- Andy gave a shrug. ‘It doesn't matter.’安迪耸耸肩：“这没关系。”
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- slight
- small
- …
verb + shrug
- give
preposition
- in a shrug
- with a shrug
- shrug of
- …
phrases
- a shrug of the/your shoulders
a very short jacket, usually made of wool, that is open at the front and worn by women带袖短披肩
- The shrug offers a fashionable layer of extra warmth.耸肩提供了一层时尚的额外温暖。
- You can wear a shrug to keep your shoulders warm.你可以耸耸肩来保暖。

词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘fidget’): of unknown origin.