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词汇 shouldering
释义 shouldering
present participle ofshoulder
shoulder
verb
uk /ˈʃəʊl.dər/ us /ˈʃoʊl.dɚ/

shoulderverb (ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY)


 shoulder the blame, burden, responsibility, cost, etc.
to accept that you are responsible for something bad or difficult: 承受谴责/承受重负/承担职责/承担费用(等等)
It is women who mainly shoulder responsibility for the care of elderly and disabled relatives.承担照顾老人和残疾亲属责任的主要都是女人。
Teachers cannot be expected to shoulder all the blame for poor exam results.考试成绩不理想,责任不能全部归到老师身上。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
accede to something
acceptance
acquiescence
be resigned to somethingidiom
bend to something
bow
bow down to someone
cave in
concede
crack
like it or lump itidiom
resign yourself to something
resignation
resigned
resignedly
resort to something
settle for something
shoulder
tolerate
trade something off

shoulderverb (BODY PART)


[ T ]
to put something on your shoulders to carry it: 用肩扛
Shouldering her pack, she strode off up the road.她背起背包,大步上路。
[ T+ adv/prep ]
to push something with one of your shoulders: 用肩推,用肩顶
She was carrying two suitcases and had to shoulder the door open.她手提着两个箱子,不得不用肩把门顶开。
He shouldered his way(= formed a way through by pushing with his shoulders) to the front of the crowd to get a better look.他用肩膀开路挤到人群前面,以便看得更清楚。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Transferring and transporting objects
air freight
bearer
borne
bring
budge
carry
conveyance
deliver
heft
import
light speed
manhandle
paper round
payload
pick
shunt
transference
truck
virement
wheel

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


Pushing and shoving

Examples of shouldering


shouldering

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Those responsible for protecting adolescents often try to slow down the relentless process of preparation for shouldering adult burdens.
It is always right after class with a lot of people shouldering you for the same attention from the professor.
She is, at the same time, a lonely old woman who helps human beings with their chores - assisting woodsmen and weavers by shouldering their work burdens.
People cannot go on shouldering the enormous burden of the rates.
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It means that the community as a whole are assisting in shouldering this great burden, and it is a great and significant step forward.
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I hope he will also meet representatives of the men who are shouldering the heavy work and doing it bravely.
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Furthermore, whether they are in or out of these houses, citizens for generations to come will be shouldering that burden of debt.
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It is true that these territories are shouldering the major part of the burden of generating their own saving.
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It is clear that the employers in the engineering industry are not shouldering their responsibility to train.
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I cannot see that an adequate case has been made out for our shouldering this burden.
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The money is being given surely to help the ratepayers bear that extremely difficult burden which they are shouldering.
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Gender equality is often a slogan, an empty statement of rights that is not always accompanied by the shouldering of responsibilities and solid arguments.
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It would involve shouldering a heavy and most invidious burden.
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With regard to recurrent costs, that broad pattern is expected to continue—if anything, with the broadcasters shouldering a somewhat larger load.
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We hope that local authorities will welcome the contribution that they can make in shouldering some of the burden.
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