shrug /ˈʃrʌg, ||ˈsrʌg/
 聳肩(vt.)(vi.)聳肩


 Shrug v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shrugged p. pr. & vb. n. Shrugging ]  To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing doubt, indifference, dislike, dread, or the like.
    He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities.   --Addison.


 Shrug, v. i. To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing doubt, indifference, dislike, dread, or the like.
 They grin, they shrug.
 They bow, they snarl, they snatch, they hug.   --Swift.

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 shrug, n. A gesture consisting of drawing up the shoulders, -- a motion usually expressing doubt, indifference, or dislike; -- it is sometimes accompanied by a slight turning of the hands outward or upward.  Such a gesture may be made, as in answering "who knows" to a question, suggesting utter ignorance of an answer and a disinclination to pursue the topic further.
 The Spaniards talk in dialogues
 Of heads and shoulders, nods and shrugs.   --Hudibras.

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 shrug
      n : a gesture involving the shoulders
      v : raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or
          resignation
      [also: shrugging, shrugged]