单词 | shrug |
释义 | shrug/ʃrʌɡ![]() verb (shrugs, shrugging, shrugged) [with object] 1Raise (one’s shoulders) slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference: Jimmy looked enquiringly at Pete, who shrugged his shoulders [no object]: he just shrugged and didn’t look interested...
1.1 (shrug something off) Dismiss something as unimportant: the managing director shrugged off the criticism...
Synonyms disregard, dismiss, take no notice of, ignore, set aside, pay no heed to, forget, not trouble about, gloss over, play down, talk down, make light of, make little/nothing of, minimize, discount, diminish, downgrade, trivialize noun 1An act or instance of shrugging one’s shoulders: she lifted her shoulders in a dismissive shrug...
2A woman’s close-fitting cardigan or jacket, cut short at the front and back so that only the arms and shoulders are covered.Also key is quirky detail: a velvet ribbon tied at the waist of a jacket; a fur shrug worn over a sloppy knit; a brooch or a corsage fastening a cardigan....
OriginLate Middle English (in the sense 'fidget'): of unknown origin. Rhymes |
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