新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

responsibilityIELTS重点词汇

英 [rɪˌspɒnsɪˈbɪlɪti]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

responsibilities
1. [U 不可数名词] 责任
If you have responsibility for something or someone, or if they are your responsibility, it is your job or duty to deal with them and to make decisions relating to them.
近义词
duty , obligation
双语例句
例：
Each manager had responsibility for just under 600 properties.
每位经理负责将近600处房产。
例：
We need to take responsibility for looking after our own health.
我们需要负责照顾好自己的身体。
例：
'She's not your responsibility', he said gently.
“照顾她不是你的责任”，他温柔地说道。
2. [U 不可数名词] 对已发生的···负责 , 承担责任
If you accept responsibility for something that has happened, you agree that you were to blame for it or you caused it.
近义词
accountability , guilt , blame , fault , liability
双语例句
例：
No one admitted responsibility for the attacks.
没有人对这些袭击负责。
例：
Someone had to give orders and take responsibility for mistakes.
必须有人发号施令并对错误负责。
3. [PL 复数] 职责
Your responsibilities are the duties that you have because of your job or position.
近义词
duties , obligations
双语例句
例：
I am told that he handled his responsibilities as a counsellor in a highly intelligent and caring fashion.
我获悉，作为一名顾问，工作中他表现出了高度的智慧和热情周到的职业素养。
例：
programmes to help employees balance work and family responsibilities.
帮助雇员平衡工作和家庭责任的计划。
4. [U 不可数名词] 职权
If someone is given responsibility, they are given the right or opportunity to make important decisions or to take action without having to get permission from anyone else.
双语例句
例：
She would have loved to have a better-paying job with more responsibility.
她本想有一份薪水更高职权更大的工作。
5. [SING 单数型名词] 责任
If you think that you have a responsibility to do something, you feel that you ought to do it because it is morally right to do it.
近义词
duty
双语例句
例：
The court feels it has a responsibility to ensure that customers are not misled.
该法院觉得其有责任确保消费者不被误导。
6. [SING 单数型名词] 义务
If you think that you have a responsibility to someone, you feel that it is your duty to take action that will protect their interests.
双语例句
例：
She had decided that as a doctor she had a responsibility to her fellow creatures.
她已经决定，作为一名医生，应该对同胞们负责。