responsibility/rI͵spɑnsəˋbIlətI; rIˌspɒnsəˈbIləti or rIˌspɒnsIˈbIlIti/n plural responsibilities 1 [C,U] if something is your responsibility, it is your job or duty to do it 责任﹔职责: He showed me round the office and explained what my responsibilities would be. 他带我在办公室里转了转﹐又介绍了我的工作职责。a job with a lot of responsibility 责任重大的工作The committee will have responsibility for the budget. 将由委员会来负责预算。be sb's responsibility It's your responsibility to pay the bills on time. 你有责任按时支付账单。2 [U] the fact that you were the person who made something bad happen〔对不良事件所负的〕责任: +for No one is willing to accept responsibility for the accident. 谁也不愿意承担事故的责任。A terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the bombing. 一个恐怖组织声称对爆炸事件负责。