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词汇 responsibility
释义 responsibility
noun
uk /rɪˌspɒn.sɪˈbɪl.ə.ti/ us /rɪˌspɑːn.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/

responsibilitynoun (DUTY)


B2[ C or U ]
something that it is your job or duty to deal with: 职责;责任
[ + to infinitive ]It's her responsibility to ensure the project finishes on time.她的职责就是保证工程如期完工。
She takes her responsibilities as a nurse very seriously.身为护士,她对自己的工作极为认真。
Synonyms
care(PROTECTION)
charge(CONTROL)
custody(CARE)
guardianship
guidance
keeping
protection
tutelageformal
 have responsibility
to be in a position of authority over someone and to have a duty to make certain that particular things are done: 负责;做负责人
Who has responsibility here?这里谁是负责人?
Jenny, you have responsibility for collecting up the books after the class.珍妮,你负责课后把书收起来。
 have a responsibility to someone
to have a duty to work for or help someone who is in a position of authority over you: 对(某人)负责
The company says it cannot cut its prices any more because it has a responsibility to its shareholders.公司方面称不能再降价了,因为它要对股东们负责。
Fatherhood is a lifelong responsibility.身为父亲是一生的责任。
Colin Lamb has taken over responsibility for this project.
The council denied that their decision represented any abdication of responsibility.委员会否认他们的决定是在推卸责任。
We have the chance to build an outward-looking Europe that lives up to its global responsibilities.我们有机会打造一个“外向型”欧洲,使其能够真正担当起其世界责任。
Your responsibilities will be mainly administrative.你的职责主要是在行政方面。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Duty, obligation and responsibility
accountable
accountable to someone
accountably
answer for something
buck
commitment
department
dual role
duty
duty of care
fail
fall to someone
obligatory
obliged
on your own head be itidiom
ought to
portfolio
shoulder
someone's answer to someone/somethingidiom
the onus

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Power to control

responsibilitynoun (BLAME)


B2[ U ]
blame for something that has happened: 对(尤指坏事)负责任;应对…承担责任
Terrorists have claimed responsibility for(= stated that they caused) yesterday's bomb attack.恐怖分子声称他们对昨天的炸弹袭击事件负责。
The minister took/accepted full responsibility for(= admitted that he was to blame for) the disaster and resigned.部长表示对这场灾难负全责并引咎辞职。
He denied all responsibility for the rumours which have been circulating.他对四处传播的谣言拒绝承担责任。
We disclaim all responsibility for this disaster.我们声明对这起灾难不承担任何责任。
The report exonerated the crew from all responsibility for the collision.报告证明机组人员对飞机相撞事件不负任何责任。
I accept full responsibility for the failure of the plan.我承担这项计划失败的全部责任。
It's your decision - you must bear the responsibility if things go wrong.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Innocent
acquit
acquit someone of something
acquittal
be above/beyond reproachidiom
be in the clearidiom
clear of something
cleared
come up/out smelling of rosesidiom
culpability
culpably
exoneration
guiltless
guiltlessly
inculpable
innocence
reproach
self-exculpation
sinless
sinlessly
squeaky-clean

responsibilitynoun (GOOD JUDGMENT)


[ U ]
good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own: 有鉴别能力;明辨是非的能力;负责可靠
He has no sense of responsibility.他没有丝毫责任心。
The job carries a lot of responsibility (= it involves making important decisions).这个职位责任重大。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Wise and sensible
be a victory for common senseidiom
cannily
canny
clear-headed
clear-headedly
judicious
judiciously
level-headed
long-sightedness
method
reasoned
responsible
responsibly
right-minded
sagacious
victory
well advised
wily
wisdom
wise

Idiom


act/do something on your own responsibility

responsibility | American Dictionary


responsibility
noun
us/rɪˌspɑn·səˈbɪl·ɪ·t̬i/

responsibilitynoun (DUTY)


[ C/U ]
a duty to take care of something:
[ C ]With this promotion, Jorge’s responsibilities will be increased.
[ U ]Parents must assume responsibility for their children.

responsibilitynoun (BLAME)


[ U ]
the cause of a particular action or situation, esp. a harmful or unpleasant one:
The oil company has denied responsibility for the leak.

responsibility | Business English


responsibility
noun
uk /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/us
[ C or U ]
something that it is your job or duty to deal with:
responsibility to do sthAs a board member, I have a responsibility to ask questions.
responsibility towards sbWe have a special responsibility towards our employees.
responsibility for sthShe will now assume responsibility for the Logistics Division.
take/delegate/share responsibility
[ U ]
blame for something that has happened:
responsibility for sthI accept responsibility for the problems.
The company denies responsibility for the disaster.
[ plural ]
the things you are in charge of in your job:
Those who survive redundancy may feel compelled to take on increasing responsibilities.
Employees' increased responsibilities are not always recognized.
See also
corporate social responsibility
environmental responsibility
social responsibility

Examples of responsibility


responsibility
In the above conversation, the nurse followed up her responsibilities agreed at the discharge planning meeting regarding discussing discharge issues with the patient.
Mounting photographs is the responsibility of the author(s).
In many developing countries, pollution control regulations are formulated at the national level, but their enforcement is the responsibility of local environmental protection bureaus.
Responsibility for the analysis and interpretation remains with the author.
Getting married confirmed a man's entry into patriarchal society, conferring new social roles and responsibilities.
The strategy, of four inter-linked components, is based on division of roles and responsibilities among the stakeholders, and their participation in the process.
He had stressed the central question of co-operation and willingness to accept a common responsibility.
That experience taught me that life's zero-sum nature imposes the hard responsibility of using limited time and energy wisely.
The student is taught never to assume that the mastery of matter is always the responsibility of others.
Both strands are brought together in looking beyond individual responsibility or culpability to the structural and lifecourse causes of the problems.
The revision of tasks was little discussed and clarified, and led to all kinds of problems in the everyday division of responsibilities.
In settings where responsibility for policy making is most clear, incumbent politicians are held accountable for macroeconomic performances.
My parents put a lot of responsibility on us children.
Other examples come from the municipalities that are assuming more responsibility for prevention, health promotion, and rehabilitation.
Their responsibilities include reviewing patient medication profiles, identifying and monitoring adverse drug reactions, dosage recommendations, and patient education.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations withresponsibility


responsibility

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abdication of responsibility
It is only by becoming an official of the state that such an abdicationofresponsibility is justifiable.
acceptance of responsibility
Acceptanceofresponsibility seems a useful condition for environmental protection contributions especially when accompanied by activist preferences for one's nation's current and future international role.
accepted responsibility
They have acceptedresponsibility for ensuring the security of the people of the region and have acknowledged the desperate need for humanitarian relief.
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