Shrug
[ʃrʌg] or [ʃrʌɡ]
解释:
(noun.) a gesture involving the shoulders.
(verb.) raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation.
艾拉编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like.
(v. i.) To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like.
(n.) A drawing up of the shoulders, -- a motion usually expressing dislike, dread, or doubt.
彻姬塔编辑
解释:
v.t. to draw up: to contract.—v.i. to draw up the shoulders expressive of doubt surprise indifference &c.:—pr.p. shrug′ging; pa.t. and pa.p. shrugged.—n. an expressive drawing up of the shoulders.
弗朗西丝编辑
例句:
- He gave a reckless shrug. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- So-so,' replied Miss Wren, with a shrug and a laugh. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- It's not my affair, said he, with a final shrug of the shoulders. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- The rejoinder to this was the first shrug. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- He means well: but you shrug your shoulders to hear him talk? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- It's a happy thing to be satisfied, said Mr. Shelby, with a slight shrug, and some perceptible feelings of a disagreeable nature. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- Only answering with a shrug, the man filled the footless glass, and Riderhood emptied it: looking amazedly from his daughter to his visitor. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Such aid is not always effectual, said Justinian significantly, whereat the Greek shrugged his shoulders, but made no reply. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Crispin shrugged his shoulders with a smile. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- The person of the house shrugged her shoulders and shook her head. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- The attorney shrugged his shoulders. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- He laughed, I remember, and shrugged his shoulders, and said there was no use denying anything to a woman, for she would have her way. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- The Count shrugged his broad shoulders. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- Birkin shrugged his shoulders. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- To the silence of the preceding moment, now succeeded murmurs of discontent, and agitations, and whispers and shrugs. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- The officers looked towards the soldiers who looked at the fire; gave no orders; and answered, with shrugs and biting of lips, It must burn. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- It may be so, answered Holmes, shrugging his shoulders. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- Well, for my part, said the Count, shrugging his shoulders, I think your new music is horrible. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- I mean, returns Mr. Guppy, shrugging his shoulders with becoming modesty, that I can't make him out. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- I suppose He won't mind,' she added as an afterthought, shrugging her shoulders; 'and if he does, he may! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Upon my life, said Mr. Skimpole, shrugging his shoulders with his engaging smile, I have not the least idea what he is to do then. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Holmes stopped over them for an instant, and then rose shrugging his shoulders. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- Only think,' said Fagin, shrugging his shoulders, and stretching out his hands; 'only consider. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
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