"shrug" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 耸肩

Definition

快速地耸起并放下双肩，通常表示你不知道某事或不在乎。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用作动词，表达态度冷漠、不确定或放弃。常出现在口语或不正式场合。不要与“尖叫”（shriek）混淆。

Examples

He shrugged because he didn't know the answer.

他因为不知道答案，所以**耸了耸肩**。

She only shrugged when I asked her what happened.

我问她发生了什么，她只是**耸了耸肩**。

Sometimes people shrug to show they don't care.

有时候人们会**耸肩**表示他们不在乎。

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

我只是**耸耸肩**然后走了——没什么大不了的。

Whenever I complain, he just shrugs and ignores me.

每当我抱怨时，他总是**耸耸肩**然后不理我。

You can’t just shrug off your responsibilities.

你不能简单地**推卸**自己的责任。