单词 | to shrug off or aside |
释义 | > as lemmasto shrug (something) off or aside b. figurative. to shrug (something) off or aside: to dismiss or reject (something) in an offhand manner; to be unaffected by. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > indifference > be indifferent or show indifference to [verb (transitive)] > dismiss or reject (something) indifferently to toss off1845 to shrug (something) off or aside1909 to give (a person) the elbow1938 the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > ignore, disregard [verb (transitive)] > pay little attention, slight neglect1529 flightc1571 slight1600 slighten1605 forgo1858 cold-shoulder1872 to shrug (something) off or aside1909 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Shrug off. 1932 Now & Then Spring 15/2 He might shrug aside or be bored or even disgusted by Strange Interlude or Mourning Becomes Electra. 1949 Catholic Times 4 Mar. 5/1 The disgrace of Yalta can never be shrugged off. 1963 Observer 17 Feb. 23/5 Some house~flies and mosquitoes can now shrug off not one but several of the most lethal poisons. 1981 Times 18 Apr. 21/5 The stockmarket has also shrugged aside the collapse of Hedderick Stirling Grumbar. < as lemmas |
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