shrug學測 L5KK [ˈʃrʌg]/ˈʃrʌg/
聳肩表不知或無所謂·聳肩動作
動詞、名詞雙重用法易混淆
Ask him anything, and he just shrugs without a word.

不管問他什麼,他都只是聳聳肩,一句話也不說。

shrug 同時可以是聳肩的動作,也可以指只到手臂的小外套,兩種意思中文完全對不上。

一個畫面:聳肩攤手

聳肩兩肩快速往上又放下
攤手手掌微張,掌心向外
皺眉茫然眉頭微揚,一臉不解

義項

聳肩不答C1verb聳肩表不知或無所謂
When I asked him about the test, he just shrugged and said nothing.
當我問他段考的事,他只是聳聳肩,什麼都沒說。
shrug your shouldersshrug it off
微聳一肩C2noun聳肩動作
She answered with a small shrug and said nothing.
她只是微微聳肩,什麼話都沒說。
a slight shrugwith a shrug

片語

shrug it off甩開不理 →把不愉快的事甩開不理
shrug your shoulders聳肩動作 →刻意做出聳肩的動作
with a shrug帶聳肩回應 →帶著聳肩的態度回應對方

你會不會這樣說?

When I asked him about the test, he just ___ and said nothing. (shrug / shrugged)

看答案

shrugged

動詞用法要隨時態變化,過去式為 shrugged。

'She answered with a small shrug and said nothing.' 這裡的 shrug 是什麼詞性?(A) 動詞 (B) 名詞

看答案

(B)

shrug 前面有 a small,是名詞用法,指聳肩的動作。

字族

shrugged 聳肩(過去式)・shrugging 聳肩(現在分詞)

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