すくめる

*shrug

|自|肩をすくめる∥ reply by shrugging 返事の代りに肩をすくめる. ━|他|【D】 (肩)をすくめる∥ He only shrugged his shoulders when we asked for directions. 私たちが方角をたずねたら彼はただ肩をすくめただけだった.

▲with a shrug (of the shoulders) 肩をすくめて / She gave a shrug of the shoulders. 彼女は肩をすくめた / duck one's head 首をすくめる.

竦める
to shrug (shoulders)
to duck (head)
to draw back (body)

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すくめる

*shrug

|自|肩をすくめる

reply by shrugging 返事の代りに肩をすくめる.

|他|〖D〗 (肩)をすくめる

He only shrugged his shoulders when we asked for directions. 私たちが方角をたずねたら彼はただ肩をすくめただけだった.

▲with a shrug (of the shoulders) 肩をすくめて

She gave a shrug of the shoulders. 彼女は肩をすくめた

duck one's head 首をすくめる.

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すくめる【竦める】

duck 《one's head》; shrug 《one's shoulders》.

●体をすくめる shrink [recoil, flinch, draw back] 《from…》

・肩をすくめただけで何も言わずに立ち去った. She only shrugged and went away without saying anything.