耸
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Definitions
- 1. to excite
- 2. to raise up
- 3. to shrug
- 4. high
- 5. lofty
- 6. towering
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Usage notes
Common mistakes
耸 is rarely used alone as 'to shrug'; always say 耸肩 for 'to shrug one's shoulders'. 耸 alone often means 'towering' in literary compounds.
Formality
耸 is mainly used in literary or formal contexts, especially in compounds like 耸立 or 高耸.
Words Containing 耸
to stand tall
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
to startle sb with scary tale
to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
to shake (a part of one's body)
to shrug one's shoulders
towering
tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper