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| /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/ |
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| 1 | U the state or job of being in charge of someone or something and of making sure that what they do or what happens to them is right or satisfactory 负责；责任 |
| She has a lot of responsibility in her job. 她在工作中肩负着很多责任。 |
| +for Overall responsibility for the school lies with the head teacher. 校长全面负责学校的事务。 |
| have responsibility for (doing) sth You will have overall responsibility for sales and marketing. 你将全面负责销售和市场营销。 |
| take responsibility for (doing) sth Would someone take responsibility for bringing Paul home? 有人愿意负责带保罗回家吗？ |
| assume responsibility for (doing) sth Serrano immediately assumed temporary responsibility for foreign affairs. 塞拉诺立刻暂代外交事务。 |
| a position of responsibility People in positions of responsibility cannot behave like this. 职责岗位人员不能这样行事。 |
| | 1a | C a duty that you have to do because it is part of your job or position 职责；责任 | | She is my responsibility, now that her parents are gone. 既然她的父母去世了，她就由我来照管。 | | a responsibility to do sth It is your responsibility to provide us with concrete evidence. 给我们提供具体的证据是你的职责。 | |
| | 1b | C/U a moral duty to behave in a particular way 责任感；责任心 | | +to/towards What is the individual’ s responsibility to others in modern society? 在现代社会中个人对他人的责任是什么？ | | have a responsibility to/towards sb We have a responsibility to our shareholders and to our depositors. 我们对股东和存款人负有责任。 | | have a responsibility to do sth We have a responsibility to make sure this never happens again. 我们有责任确保这种事情不会再次发生。 | | a sense of responsibility Parenthood brings a huge sense of responsibility. 为人父母意味着要有高度的责任感。 | |
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| 2 | U blame for something that has happened （对已发生的事情担负的）责任 |
| claim/accept responsibility for sth No one claimed responsibility for the attack on the embassy. 没有人声称对袭击大使馆的事件负责。 |
| take responsibility for sth Allan has got to take responsibility for the failure of the deal. 埃伦必须对这桩生意的失败负责。 |
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| - | on your own responsibility
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| if you do something on your own responsibility , no one has told you to do it or given you permission to do it and you are willing to accept the blame if something bad happens as a result |
| 自作主张地；自行负责地 |
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| Words frequently used with responsibility | | responsibility 的常见搭配词 | | verbs | accept, assume, bear, exercise, fulfil, shoulder, take, | 1 | | | |
| Metaphor | | | | | | Having responsibilities is like carrying something. Responsibilities that cause you problems and make you worried are like heavy loads. | | 负有责任就像携带着(carrying)某件东西。 带来问题和烦恼的责任就像重担。 | | I have to carry/shoulder the responsibility for this.我得为此承担责任。
The responsibility was weighing on my mind.这种责任一直重重地压在我心头。
I don’ t want to be a burden to you.我不想成为你的负担。
It was a great weight/load off my mind.这是我心头卸下的一大重负。
He laid down his duties as vice-president.他卸下了作为副总统的担子。
I’ ve been saddled with a lot of extra work.许多额外的工作又落到了我身上。
You need to offload some of your work.你需要推掉你的一部分工作。
The house was a millstone around her neck.这房子成了她的一个包袱。
Who’ s going to carry the can for this?谁会为此事承担责任？
I’ ve been left holding the baby.我一直在代人背黑锅。
We all have our crosses to bear.我们都要忍受苦难。
The situation is unbearable.这种状况真是难以忍受。
| | See also ->busy | | See also ->help | | See also ->problem | | | |
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