shrug
v
(-gg-)
1 [I, Tn] raise (one's shoulders) slightly to express doubt, indifference, ignorance, etc 耸(肩)(以示怀疑、 与己无关、 不知道等)
I asked her where Sam was, but she just shrugged (her shoulders), ie to show she didn't know or didn't care. 我问她萨姆在哪儿, 她只是耸了耸肩(表示不知道或与己无关).
2 (phr v) shrug sth off dismiss sth as being unimportant (认为某事物不重要)不予理会
I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism. 我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会. shrug, n (usu sing 通常作单数) movement of shrugging the shoulders 耸肩
with a shrug of the shoulders 耸耸肩
She gave a shrug and walked away. 她耸了耸肩就走开了.
Many offices use answering machines to give information.
许多办公室使用留言机来提供信息。
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.