shrug
gb/ʃɹˈʌɡ/ us/ʃɹˈʌɡ/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 2900
vállat von, elutasít, figyelmen kívül hagy, félresöpör, félvállról vesz, nem vesz figyelembe, nem vesz komolyan, vállvonás
ΡΉΜΑ
A2
1
vállat von
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to shrug [shoulders]
She shrugged her shoulders when asked about the missing report.
Megvonta a vállát, amikor a hiányzó jelentésről kérdezték.
He just shrugged and walked away.
Csak vállat vont, és elsétált.
I shrugged, not knowing what else to say.
The teacher shrugged in response to the question.
They both shrugged helplessly at the news.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
She shrugged her shoulders.
Megvonta a vállát.
He shrugged when I asked the question.
Vállat vont, amikor feltettem a kérdést.
I shrugged because I did not know.
They shrugged and left.
The man shrugged in the meeting.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'shrug' with 'shake' (as in 'shake your head'), which has a different meaning and body movement.
Σημασία
Raise shoulders to show uncertainty
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
shrug your shoulders
|shrug helplessly
|shrug off a question
|shrug in confusion
Συνώνυμα
gesture (A general term for a movement that communicates a message without words.)
|
twitch (A small, quick movement, but not necessarily intentional or communicative.)
Αντώνυμα
nod (A deliberate head movement showing agreement or understanding, opposite in meaning to expressing uncertainty.)
Θέματα
body language
|communication
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To move your shoulders up and down to show you do not know or do not care.
To briefly lift and drop the shoulders, often to indicate not knowing something, not caring, or being indifferent.
ΡΉΜΑ
B1
2
elutasít
B2
félresöpör
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to shrug off [something]
He shrugged off the negative comments.
Figyelmen kívül hagyta a negatív megjegyzéseket.
She tried to shrug off the injury and keep playing.
Megpróbálta figyelmen kívül hagyni a sérülését, és tovább játszani.
The company shrugged off the minor setback.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He shrugged off the bad news.
Nem vette túl komolyan a rossz hírt.
She shrugged off the problem.
Félvállról vette a problémát.
They shrugged off the small mistake.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may misunderstand this metaphorical use and think it always requires a physical shoulder movement.
Σημασία
Dismiss something as unimportant
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
shrug off criticism
|shrug off responsibility
|shrug off concerns
Συνώνυμα
dismiss (To reject or disregard something as unimportant.)
|
ignore (To pay no attention to something.)
Αντώνυμα
acknowledge (To accept or admit the importance of something.)
Θέματα
attitude
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To act like something is not important or does not matter.
To treat something as unimportant or not worth worrying about, often expressed metaphorically from the shoulder gesture.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A2
3
vállvonás
B2
She answered with a shrug.
Vállvonással válaszolt.
With a shrug, he left the room.
Vállat vonva elhagyta a szobát.
His only reply was a shrug.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
She gave a shrug.
Vállat vont.
He spoke with a shrug.
Vállat vonva beszélt.
I saw her shrug.
Σημασία
Shoulder movement showing uncertainty
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
give a shrug
|with a shrug
|a casual shrug
Συνώνυμα
gesture (A general movement used to communicate without speech.)
Αντώνυμα
nod (A head movement showing agreement, opposite in communicative intent.)
Θέματα
body language
|communication
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
A quick move of your shoulders up and down to show you do not know or do not care.
An act of quickly raising and lowering the shoulders to express doubt, indifference, or lack of knowledge.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
shrug
IPA
GB/ʃɹˈʌɡ/
US/ʃɹˈʌɡ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
shrug (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (shrug)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: shrug
- Plural: shrugs
Verb
- Base: shrug
- 3rd Person Singular: shrugs
- Present Participle: shrugging
- Past: shrugged
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
shrugs
noun
shrugging
verb
shrugged
verb
Κύρια σημεία
- Irregular present participle: shrugging Verb
- Irregular past: shrugged Verb
Εκφράσεις
shrug off
1/ʃɹˈʌɡ ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
Dismiss or ignore something
To not care about something or think it is not important.
Παραδείγματα
- She shrugged off the criticism and kept working.
- He tried to shrug off his mistakes.
- They shrugged off the bad weather and continued their trip.