shrug
verb [ I or T ] uk/ʃrʌɡ/ us/ʃrʌɡ/ -gg-
C2 （表示不知道或不感兴趣）耸（肩）
to raise your shoulders and then lower them in order to say you do not know or are not interested
"Where's Dad?" "How should I know?" replied my brother, shrugging. “爸爸在哪儿？”“我怎么知道？”哥哥耸了耸肩，答道。
He shrugged his shoulders as 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。
figurative Thousands of people are starving to death while the world shrugs its shoulders (= shows no interest or care). 成千上万的人濒于饿死，世人却无动于衷。
- More examples
- She shrugged indifferently.
- In reply to their questions, she just shrugged.
- He shrugged and looked resigned.
- You can't just shrug your shoulders and do nothing about the situation!
- "What shall we do?" "Don't ask me," she said, shrugging her shoulders.
Phrasal verb
shrug something off (also shrug something aside)对…满不在乎；对…不予理睬
to treat something as if it is not important or not a problem
The stock market shrugged off the economic gloom and rose by 1.5 percent. 股票市场没有受到经济不景气的影响，上涨了1.5%。
You're a father and you can't simply shrug off your responsibility for your children. 你是一位父亲，不能推卸对孩子们的责任。
He shrugged aside suggestions that Liverpool could regenerate itself to become a "new Barcelona".
The company shrugged aside its defeat last week in the takeover battle for the software provider.
摆脱
to get rid of something unpleasant that you do not want
I hope I can shrug off this cold before I go on holiday. 我希望度假之前感冒能好。
The city is trying to shrug off its industrial image and promote itself as a tourist centre. 这个城市正在努力摆脱它的工业城市形象，力求提升它作为旅游中心的地位。
See also: shake something off
shrug
noun [ C ] uk/ʃrʌɡ/ us/ʃrʌɡ/
(SHOULDER MOVEMENT)
耸肩
the action of raising and lowering your shoulders to express something
"I'm afraid there's nothing I can do about your problem," 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, I guess we'll just have to do what he says," said Kim with a shrug of resignation. “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。
(CLOTHES)
（女式）短套领衫（一种女式短羊毛衫）
a short cardigan for women