Shrug



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.耸肩 ( 表示怀疑等)
• ［英］ v.耸肩 ( 表示怀疑等) ( to raise in the shoulders to express aloofnesss, indifference, or uncertainty)
• ［记］ 和shrub ( 灌木) 一起记

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (shrugged; shrugging)

• Etymology: Middle English schruggen
• Date: 14th century
• intransitive verb
  • to raise or draw in the shoulders especially to express aloofness, indifference, or uncertainty
• transitive verb
  • to lift or contract (the shoulders) especially to express aloofness, indifference, or uncertainty

II. noun

• Date: 1594
• 1. an act of shrugging
• 2. a woman's small waist-length or shorter jacket

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