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