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