Word · Frequency #2865
shrugs
耸肩
shrugs is the third person singular of shrug.
raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
- 1.
To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.
耸肩以表达不确定、不关心(以前为恐惧等)
耸肩以表达不确定、不关心(以前为恐惧等)
In use
When I asked him if he was worried, he just shrugged and said nothing.
She shrugged her shoulders and walked away, clearly not interested.
Tom shrugged nervously as the teacher asked who had broken the window.
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。
shrug off sth
表示轻视或不理会。
She shrugged off the criticism.
她对批评不屑一顾。
shrug at sth
They just shrugged at the news.
他们对这消息只是耸了耸肩。
Verb forms
base shrug · third person shrugs · -ing shrugging · past shrugged · past participle shrugged
规则动词，注意过去式双写g加ed。
Common mistakes
He shruged his shoulders.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'。
He shrugged the criticism.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。
Connections
Collocations
- shrug off
- 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。
- shrug one's shoulders
- 耸肩
- He just shrugged his shoulders and walked away.他只是耸耸肩就走了。
- shrug in disbelief
- 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。
- shrug with indifference
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- shrug off
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：耸肩（shrug）如同'甩掉'不重要的东西，表示无所谓。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
动词过去式、过去分词为shrugged，现在分词shrugging需双写g。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with the -ug ending (bug, dug, hug, mug, plug) rhyme with shrug: they share the stressed vowel /ʌ/ and the following /g/. Note that shrub (/ʃrʌb/) has the same initial /ʃr/ but ends with /ʌb/, so it does not rhyme but looks similar in spelling.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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