学个词Learn a Word 第1046期 To shrug off

今天我们要学的词是shrug¹ off。 To shrug off, 意思是对某件事情满不在乎。 "The stock indexes rose significantly as investors² shrugged³ off last week's disappointing economic growth data," 投资者打消了上星期令人失望的经济增长数据的影响，股票指数大幅上涨。 "The pitcher⁴ shrugged off his early mistakes and helped the team win the game," 投球手摆脱了先前失误的影响，帮助球队赢得胜利。 "The candidate shrugged off the accusation⁵ as groundless hearsay," 候选人对指控不屑一顾，说这是毫无根据的道听途说。好的，今天我们学习的词是shrug off...

1 shrug   

v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等)

参考例句：

• With a shrug,he went out of the room.他耸一下肩，走出了房间。
• 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。

2 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

3 shrugged   

vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
• She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

5 accusation   

n.控告，指责，谴责

参考例句：

• I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
• She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。