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| /ˈʃəʊldə/ |
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| 1 | C one of the two parts of your body between your neck and the top of your arms 肩；肩膀 |
| She injured her shoulder in the accident. 在事故中她的肩部受了伤。 |
| shrug your shoulders (=move them quickly up then down) Most people would have shrugged their shoulders and forgotten it. 耸耸肩 |
| hunch your shoulders (=lift them up towards your neck) The man was hunching his shoulders against the pounding rain. 耸着肩膀 |
| | 1a | the part of a shirt , jacket , or other piece of clothing that covers your shoulder （衣服的）肩部 | | She had on a white jacket with padded shoulders (=extra cloth that makes your shoulders look bigger) . 她穿着加有垫肩的白色短上衣。 | |
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| 2 | C/U the upper part of the front leg of an animal , or meat from this part （动物的）肩肘，肩肘肉，肘子 |
| a shoulder of lamb 羊肘子 |
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| 3 | singular the part of a hill where it curves towards the top 山肩 |
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| 4 | singular AMERICAN a hard shoulder |
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| - | fall/rest on sb’ s shoulders
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| to be someone’ s responsibility |
| 落在某人的肩上；由某人负责 |
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| - | look/watch over sb’ s shoulder
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| to watch carefully what someone is doing , especially so you can criticize them |
| （尤指为伺机批评而）盯着某人看 |
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| I can’ t concentrate with you looking over my shoulder all the time. 你一直这么盯着我，我无法集中精力。 |
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| - | look over your shoulder
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| to behave in a way that shows you feel nervous about something that might happen |
| 惴惴不安 |
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| - | put your shoulder to the wheel
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| to start doing something with all your energy and determination |
| 全力以赴 |
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| - | a shoulder to cry on
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| someone who listens to you with sympathy when you talk about your problems |
| 可以对其诉苦的人；能给予慰藉的人 |
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| - | standshoulder to shoulder
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| 1 | to show that you support someone’ s actions or beliefs, often by doing something together with them （与某人）肩并肩，齐心协力，团结一致 | She stood shoulder to shoulder with her husband throughout his trial. 在丈夫受审期间，她一直站在丈夫一边支持他。 | |
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| 2 | to be next to something or someone 与…紧挨着 | Bars and restaurants stand shoulder to shoulder all along this street. 整条街上都是一家挨着一家的酒吧与餐馆。 | |
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| See also | | - cold shoulder | | - head 1 | |
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