- [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。”
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + shrugpreposition- in a shrug
- with a shrug
- shrug of
- …
phrases- a shrug of the/your shoulders
See full entry - 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。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘fidget’): of unknown origin.