shrug
gb/ʃɹˈʌɡ/ us/ʃɹˈʌɡ/
A2
Anglų
~ 2900
vállat von, elutasít, figyelmen kívül hagy, félresöpör, félvállról vesz, nem vesz figyelembe, nem vesz komolyan, vállvonás
VEIKSMAŽODIS
A2
1
vállat von
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'shrug' with 'shake' (as in 'shake your head'), which has a different meaning and body movement.
Reikšmė
Raise shoulders to show uncertainty
Kolokacijos
shrug your shoulders
|shrug helplessly
|shrug off a question
|shrug in confusion
Sinonimai
gesture (A general term for a movement that communicates a message without words.)
|
twitch (A small, quick movement, but not necessarily intentional or communicative.)
Antonimai
nod (A deliberate head movement showing agreement or understanding, opposite in meaning to expressing uncertainty.)
Temos
body language
|communication
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
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.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
2
elutasít
B2
félresöpör
B2
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may misunderstand this metaphorical use and think it always requires a physical shoulder movement.
Reikšmė
Dismiss something as unimportant
Kolokacijos
shrug off criticism
|shrug off responsibility
|shrug off concerns
Sinonimai
dismiss (To reject or disregard something as unimportant.)
|
ignore (To pay no attention to something.)
Antonimai
acknowledge (To accept or admit the importance of something.)
Temos
attitude
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
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.
DAIKTAVARDIS
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
She gave a shrug.
Vállat vont.
He spoke with a shrug.
Vállat vonva beszélt.
I saw her shrug.
Reikšmė
Shoulder movement showing uncertainty
Kolokacijos
give a shrug
|with a shrug
|a casual shrug
Sinonimai
gesture (A general movement used to communicate without speech.)
Antonimai
nod (A head movement showing agreement, opposite in communicative intent.)
Temos
body language
|communication
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
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.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
shrug
IPA
GB/ʃɹˈʌɡ/
US/ʃɹˈʌɡ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
shrug (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (shrug)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: shrug
- Plural: shrugs
Verb
- Base: shrug
- 3rd Person Singular: shrugs
- Present Participle: shrugging
- Past: shrugged
Žodžių šeima
Forms
shrugs
noun
shrugging
verb
shrugged
verb
Gramatikos akcentai
- Irregular present participle: shrugging Verb
- Irregular past: shrugged Verb
Posakiai
shrug off
1/ʃɹˈʌɡ ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
Dismiss or ignore something
To not care about something or think it is not important.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.