1 [C] the part of your body between your neck and the top of your arm 肩;肩膀:
I asked him why he'd done it but he just shrugged his shoulders (= raised his shoulders to show that he did not know or care).我问他干吗这么做,但他只是耸了耸肩膀。She fell asleep with her head on his shoulder.她把头枕在他的肩膀上睡着了。☞picture at body 见body插图
2-shouldered (used to form compound adjectives 用于构成复合形容词) having the type of shoulders mentioned 有…肩的:
a broad-shouldered man一个宽肩的男人
3 [C] a part of a dress, coat, etc that covers the shoulders 衣服的肩部
☞Look at hard shoulder. 参看hard shoulder。
a shoulder to cry on used to describe a person who listens to your problems and understands how you feel 一个能听你倾诉问题并理解你的感受的人
have a chip on your shoulder→CHIP¹
rub shoulders with sb→RUB
shoulder²
/ˈʃəʊldə(r) ||; ˈʃoldɚ/verb[T]
1 to accept the responsibility for sth 承担(责任):
to shoulder the blame/responsibility for sth承担某事的咎责╱责任
shoulder1/ˋʃoldɚ; ˈʃəʊldə/n [C]1 one of the two parts of your body at each side of your neck where your arm is connected 肩﹐肩膀: She rested her head on my shoulder. 她把头靠在我肩膀上。When we asked what was wrong, she just shrugged her shoulders (=raised them to show that she did not know or care). 我们问出了什么问题﹐她只是耸耸肩。look/glance over your shoulder (=to look behind you) 回头看 I looked over my shoulder to see if anyone was following me. 我回头看了看是否有人在跟踪我。see picture on page 见 A3 页图2 the part of a piece of clothing that covers your shoulders 衣服的肩部﹐衣肩: a jacket with padded shoulders 一件有垫肩的夹克衫3 a shoulder to cry on someone who gives you sympathy 倾诉的对象﹐给予安慰的人: Chris was always there when I needed a shoulder to cry on . 我需要有个人倾诉一下时﹐克里斯总是在我身边。4 on sb's shoulders if blame or a difficult job falls on someone's shoulders, they have to accept it or do it〔过错〕由某人承担;〔困难的任务〕落在某人肩上HARD SHOULDER
shoulder2v [T] 1 shoulder the responsibility/blame/cost etc to accept a difficult or unpleasant responsibility, duty etc 承担责任/过错/费用等: Residents are being asked to shoulder the costs of the repairs. 居民们被要求承担这笔修理费用。2 to lift something onto your shoulder to carry it 把…扛在肩上
shouldershouldershouldersshoulderedshoulderingnounpronunciationThe word shoulder sounds like older.the part of your body between your neck and your arm