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shrug (one's shoulders)
可省略宾语，单用shrug也表示耸肩。
He shrugged his shoulders and walked away.
他耸了耸肩走开了。
耸肩
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耸肩
raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
He shrugged his shoulders and walked away.
他耸了耸肩走开了。
耸肩以表达不确定、不关心(以前为恐惧等)
To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.
shrug
Base
原形
shrugs
3rd person
第三人称单数
shrugging
-ing
现在分词
shrugged
Past
过去式
shrugged
Past participle
过去分词
He shrugs his shoulders when he doesn't know the answer.
他不知道答案时耸肩。
She shrugged off the criticism and continued working.
她对批评不屑一顾，继续工作。
He has shrugged at every suggestion made by the team.
他对团队提出的每个建议都耸了耸肩。
规则动词，注意过去式双写g加ed。
When I asked him if he was worried, he just shrugged and said nothing.
我问他是否担心时，他只是耸耸肩，什么也没说。
She shrugged her shoulders and walked away, clearly not interested.
她耸了耸肩走开了，显然不感兴趣。
Tom shrugged nervously as the teacher asked who had broken the window.
老师问是谁打破了窗户，汤姆紧张地耸了耸肩。
可省略宾语，单用shrug也表示耸肩。
He shrugged his shoulders and walked away.
他耸了耸肩走开了。
表示轻视或不理会。
She shrugged off the criticism.
她对批评不屑一顾。
They just shrugged at the news.
他们对这消息只是耸了耸肩。
Not this
He shruged his shoulders.
Use this
He shrugged his shoulders.
过去式拼写错误：动词'shrug'是单音节重读闭音节词，末尾辅音字母需要双写再加-ed，故'shrugged'而非'shruged'。
Not this
He shrugged the criticism.
Use this
He shrugged off the criticism.
及物动词用法错误：'shrug'表示'耸肩'时，后面直接跟身体部位；表示'对…不予理会'时必须使用短语'shrug off'，不能省略介词off。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
耸肩表示不以为意
She shrugged off the criticism and continued working.
她耸肩表示不以为意，继续工作。
耸肩
He just shrugged his shoulders and walked away.
他只是耸耸肩就走了。
不相信地耸肩
When told the news, she shrugged in disbelief.
听到消息时，她不相信地耸了耸肩。
漠不关心地耸肩
The teenager shrugged with indifference when asked about his grades.
当被问及成绩时，这个少年漠不关心地耸了耸肩。
对…不屑一顾；摆脱
She shrugged off the criticism and continued with her work.
她对批评不屑一顾，继续她的工作。
耸肩（表示无奈、冷漠或不感兴趣）
When asked about the delay, he just shrugged his shoulders.
当被问及延误时，他只是耸了耸肩。
摆脱；不予理会
He tried to shrug away the pain, but it was too intense.
他试图摆脱疼痛，但疼痛太剧烈了。
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记忆：耸肩（shrug）如同'甩掉'不重要的东西，表示无所谓。
语域：neutral 常见场景：casual conversation、interviews、written narratives 耸肩这个动作或表达通常用于日常对话或书面叙述中，表示不在乎、放弃或无奈的情绪。
动词过去式、过去分词为shrugged，现在分词shrugging需双写g。
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