"shrug" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 聳肩

Definition

快速地聳起並放下雙肩，通常表示你不知道某事或不在乎。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用作動詞，表達冷漠、不確定或認命。常見於口語或不正式情境。不要和“尖叫”（shriek）混淆。

Examples

He shrugged because he didn't know the answer.

他因為不知道答案，所以**聳了聳肩**。

She only shrugged when I asked her what happened.

我問她發生了什麼，她只是**聳了聳肩**。

Sometimes people shrug to show they don't care.

有時候人們會**聳肩**來表示他們不在乎。

I just shrugged and moved on—it wasn’t a big deal.

我只是**聳聳肩**然後走了——沒什麼大不了的。

Whenever I complain, he just shrugs and ignores me.

每當我抱怨時，他總是**聳聳肩**然後不理我。

You can’t just shrug off your responsibilities.

你不能簡單地**推卸**自己的責任。