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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 830 COCA: 1067

responsibility

Word family
re·spon·si·bil·i·ty /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti $ rɪˌspɑːn-/ ●●● S2 W1 noun (plural responsibilities)  
1 [uncountableU]RESPONSIBLE a duty to be in charge of someone or something, so that you make decisions and can be blamed if something bad happens 责任
 Kelly’s promotion means more money and more responsibility.
凯利获得提升,这意味着钱多了,责任也更大了。
+for
 The Minister has responsibility for the National Health Service.
该大臣负责国民医疗服务体系。
with responsibility for something
 a manager with responsibility for over 100 staff
负责一百多名员工的经理
it is somebody’s responsibility to do something
 It’s your responsibility to inform us of any changes.
如有任何变动,你有责任通知我们。
2 [uncountableU]RESPONSIBLE blame for something bad that has happened 〔对不良事件所负的〕责任
 The firm is denying all responsibility.
那家公司表示所有的责任与己无关。
responsibility for
 No one wants to take responsibility for the problem.
没人愿意为那个问题承担责任。
 The surgeon accepted full responsibility for the error that led to her death.
那名外科医生为导致她死亡的失误承担全责。
 So far no one has claimed responsibility (=said that they are responsible) for the bombings.
至今无人声称对这些爆炸事件负责。
3 RESPONSIBLE[countableC] something that you must do as part of your job or duty 职责;任务;义务
 My responsibilities include answering the phone and dealing with customer enquiries.
我的职责包括接听电话,处理客户查询。
family/professional/parental etc responsibilities
 a single parent struggling to balance work and family responsibilities
努力兼顾工作和家庭责任的单身父母
4 SENSIBLE[countableC] something that you ought to do because it is morally or socially right 〔道德、社会〕责任,义务 SYN duty
a responsibility to do something
 We all have a responsibility to protect the environment.
我们都有责任保护环境。
 Parents need to encourage a sense of responsibility in their children (=the ability to behave sensibly in a way that will not harm themselves or other people).
父母应鼓励自己的孩子要有责任感。
moral/social/legal etc responsibility
 The company saw it as part of its social responsibility to provide education for its workers.
公司把向员工提供教育视为自己的一项社会责任。
5 responsibility to somebody RESPONSIBLEa duty to help someone because of your work or position in society 对某人负有责任
 A doctor’s first responsibility is to her patients.
医生首先要对病人负责。
6. do something on your own responsibility formalRESPONSIBLE to do something without being told to do it or officially allowed to do it 自行负责地做某事
Examples from the Corpus
diminished responsibility
COLLOCATIONSMeaning 1: a duty to be in charge of someone or something, so that you make decisions and can be blamed if something bad happens 责任
verbs
have responsibility for (doing) something 有(做)某事的责任
The Council has responsibility for maintaining the streetlights.
这个委员会负责保养路灯。
take responsibility for (doing) something 承担(做)某事的责任
Who do you trust to take responsibility for our country's defence?
你会放心让谁来负责我们的国防事务?
take on responsibility (also assume responsibility formal) (=start to have responsibility for something) 承担责任
These days men tend to take on more responsibility at home.
如今,男性往往承担起了更多的家庭责任。
nThe government must assume greater responsibility for the care of the elderly.
shoulder responsibility (=agree to start having a difficult or unpleasant duty) 肩负责任
nThe city, she said, would shoulder responsibility for caring for the children.
shirk responsibility (=not accept a duty you should accept) 逃避责任
nHe doesn't shirk responsibility.
exercise responsibility formal (=take action because you have responsibility for something) 履行职责
nThe citizens of ancient Athens met here to exercise their responsibility to govern themselves.
abdicate responsibility formal (=refuse to have responsibility for something you used to have responsibility for) 推卸责任
nThe state should not allow parents to abdicate responsibility for their children.
the responsibility lies with somebody (=they are responsible for it) 责任在于某人
nUltimate responsibility for admissions lies with the Course Co-ordinator.
adjectives
personal responsibility 个人责任
So far, no one had taken personal responsibility for the project.
至今无人为此项目承担个人责任。
overall responsibility 全面责任
The Department of Education has overall responsibility for schools and universities.
教育部全面负责大中小学校。
direct responsibility (=when no other person is involved) 直接责任
He has direct responsibility for all the programmes on Radio 1.
他直接负责电台1台的所有节目。
sole responsibility (=not shared with others) 独有的责任
nThe financial director has sole responsibility for financial matters.
collective responsibility (=shared equally by a group of people) 集体责任
nHead teachers should encourage a sense of collective responsibility among teachers.
primary responsibility (=most important responsibility) 主要责任
nI have primary responsibility for the children.
ultimate responsibility (=responsibility for making a final decision) 最终责任
nThe National Assembly will have ultimate responsibility for ensuring that health targets are met.
phrases
a burden of responsibility (=a lot of responsibility, that worries you) 责任的重担
Being the only wage earner put a great burden of responsibility on my father.
作为家里唯一一个挣钱的人,我父亲肩上的担子很重。
a position of responsibility (=a job in which people depend on you to tell them what they should do) 负责人职位
nBefore the age of 21 he had attained a position of responsibility in the factory.
COLLOCATIONSMeaning 2: blame for something bad that has happened 〔对不良事件所负的〕责任
nverbs
accept/take responsibility for something
To his credit, he took responsibility for his actions.
claim responsibility (for something) (=say that you are responsible for something bad)
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the bombings.
deny responsibility for something
The company denied responsibility for the oil spillage.
bear responsibility for something (=be responsible for something bad)
Developed countries must bear much of the responsibility for environmental problems.
adjectives
nfull responsibility
The airline accepted full responsibility for the crash.
personal responsibility 个人责任
nI take personal responsibility for what went wrong.
Examples from the Corpus
From Longman Business Dictionary
responsibilityre·spon·si·bil·i·ty /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlətirɪˌspɑːn-/ noun
1[uncountableU] when someone is officially in charge of something and has to make decisions about it
responsibility for
In his new post, he willassume responsibility for all the company’s radio and TV operations.
corporate social responsibility
2responsibilities [plural] all the things someone is in charge of in a particular job, position etc
My workload and responsibilities have increased more than my salary.
3[uncountableU] blame for something bad that has happened
responsibility for
As chief executive, Iaccept responsibility for certain administrative problems.
Lawyers for the airlinedenied anyresponsibility for the incident.

See also: responsible

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 830 COCA: 1067
responsibility

noun¹

1being responsible負責ADJECTIVE | VERB + RESPONSIBILITY | RESPONSIBILITY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcomplete, full, total全部責任;所有責任awesome, big, enormous, grave, great, heavy, huge, important, serious, tremendous, weighty令人敬畏的職責;巨大的責任;重大的責任;重要的職責It is a great responsibility caring for other people's children.照看他人的孩子責任重大。direct直接責任primary主要責任overall, ultimate全部的/最終的責任Ultimate responsibility rests with the president.由總統承擔最終的責任。special特定的責任diminished (law法律, especially BrE) 減輕的罪責He was found not guilty of murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility.他未被判謀殺罪是基於精神失常而減輕了刑事責任。exclusive, sole獨有職責;獨自承擔的責任collective, communal, joint, mutual, shared集體的/共有的/共同的/相互的/分擔的責任individual, personal個人的/私人的責任corporate企業責任criminal刑事責任security安全責任constitutional, political憲法賦予的職責;政治責任environmental, ethical, financial, fiscal, legal, moral, social環境/倫理/財務/財政/法律/道德/社會責任VERB + RESPONSIBILITYhave有責任She has responsibility for public spending.她負責公共開支。accept, acknowledge, assume, bear, carry, recognize, shoulder, take, take on, take over負起責任;承擔責任;接替職責The bank refuses to accept responsibility for the mistake.銀行拒絕對這一錯誤承擔責任。Will you take responsibility for arranging the food?你來負責安排飯食怎麼樣?feel感到有責任He feels a responsibility to his community.他感到自己對社區負有責任。share分擔責任lay, place把責任置於The government of the time placed responsibility for the poor on the Church.該時期的政府讓教會承擔關懷窮人的責任。assign, delegate, devolve, give sb, hand over分配職責;授權負責;下放職責;讓某人負責;移交責任Responsibility is devolved down to the people who are affected.責任移交給了那些受到影響的人。retain保有責任We retain all responsibility for any shortcomings.若有任何缺陷,我們承擔一切責任。abdicate, escape, evade, shift放棄/逃避/躲避/轉移責任They wanted to shift responsibility for the failure onto their employees.他們想要把失敗的責任推給雇員。admit, claim承認責任;聲稱負責No organization has yet claimed responsibility for the bomb attack.還沒有任何組織宣稱對炸彈襲擊事件負責。deny, disclaim, duck否認責任;逃避責任Ducking responsibility is fatal in a democracy.在民主政治中逃避責任是致命的。allocate, assign (sb), give sb分配職責;(給某人)分派任務;讓某人負責attribute把責任歸於He attributed responsibility for the killing to the secret service.他認為是特務機關殺的人。burden sb with使某人擔負責任absolve sb from, absolve sb of免除某人的責任RESPONSIBILITY + VERBfall on sb, fall to sb, lie with sb, rest with sb責任落在某人身上;責任在於某人come with sth責任伴⋯而來With great power comes great responsibility.權大,責任也大。PREPOSITIONresponsibility for⋯的責任Full responsibility for the fiasco lies with the PR department.這次慘敗完全是公共關係部門的責任。responsibility towards/toward對⋯的責任He feels a strong sense of responsibility towards / toward his parents.他對父母有一種強烈的責任感。PHRASESthe age of criminal responsibility (BrE, law法律) 刑事責任年齡the burden of responsibility承擔責任Governors carry a special burden of responsibility.州長們肩負着特別重的責任。do sth on your own responsibility (= without being told to and being willing to take the blame if it goes wrong) 自行負責地做某事a position of responsibility責任重大的職位a feeling of responsibility, a sense of responsibility責任感
responsibility

noun²

2job/duty工作;義務ADJECTIVE | VERB + RESPONSIBILITY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEheavy, major, onerous繁重的/重大的/艱巨的任務basic, fundamental基本職責;根本任務added, additional, increased額外的任務;增加的職責main主要職責What are the main responsibilities in your job?你主要的工作職責是什麼?departmental, ministerial, professional, public, teaching部門/部長/專業上的/公共/教學職責caring, childcare, domestic, family, household, parental, social護理工作;看護小孩的任務;家庭責任;父母的職責;社會職責fiduciary, financial受託義務;支付能力administrative, command, management, managerial, oversight, supervisory指揮職責;管理職責;監管職責The sergeant assumed his command responsibilities.該中士承擔起了指揮的職責。adult成人責任people on the verge of assuming adult responsibilities即將擔起成人責任的人contractual, statutory契約責任;法定義務particular, special具體/特定職責daily, day-to-day日常任務VERB + RESPONSIBILITYhave有義務carry out, discharge, fulfil/fulfill, meet執行任務;履行職責;完成任務;盡到責任an obligation to meet family responsibilities盡到家庭責任的義務accept, face up to, take on, undertake接受任務;承擔責任He seems unwilling to face up to his responsibilities as a father.他似乎不願承擔做父親的責任。I don't feel ready to take on new responsibilities.我覺得還沒準備好接受新任務。juggle盡力兼顧責任She juggled the competing responsibilities of family and work.她盡力既顧家又兼顧工作。handle應對任務The assistants were handling their responsibilities in the only way they could.助理們用他們唯一能用的辦法去應對任務。exercise履行職責delegate, relinquish, transfer委派/放棄/轉交任務abandon, avoid, escape, evade, neglect, shirk放棄責任;逃避責任;忽略責任;推卸責任relieve sb of免除某人的責任PREPOSITIONresponsibility for對⋯負責The heads of school departments have particular responsibilities for the curriculum.系主任專門負責課程的安排。responsibility to, responsibility towards/toward對⋯的責任The club has a responsibility to its members.俱樂部對其會員負有責任。PHRASESduties and responsibilities, rights and responsibilities義務和責任;權利和義務parental rights and responsibilities父母的權利和責任
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 830 COCA: 1067
responsibility noun
responsibility (a position of responsibility) fault (accept responsibility for the mistake)
responsibility

noun

responsibility ♦︎ duty ♦︎ charge ♦︎ obligation ♦︎ burden ♦︎ liability ♦︎ job ♦︎ commitment ♦︎ accountabilityThese are all words for sth that you have to do, or the state of being responsible for sth. 这些词均表示责任、职责、义务,或对某事负责。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配a duty / an obligation / a burden / a commitment / accountability to sb / stha responsibility / duty towards sbresponsibility / liability / accountability for sth(a) heavy responsibility / obligations / burden / commitments(a) greater responsibility / obligation / burden / liability / accountability(a) personal responsibility / duty / charge / obligation / commitment / accountabilitycollective / public responsibility / duty / accountability(a) professional / social responsibility / duty / obligation / commitment / accountability(a) financial responsibility / duty / obligation / burden / commitment / accountability(a) moral responsibility / duty / obligation / accountability(a) legal responsibility / duty / obligation / liability / accountability(a) family responsibility / duty / obligations / commitmentsto have a responsibility / a duty / charge / an obligation / liability / the job / a commitmentto accept responsibility / a duty / an obligation / the burden / liabilityto bear / shoulder the responsibility / burdento fulfil / meet a responsibility / a duty / an obligation / a commitmenta responsibility / a duty / the burden falls on sb responsibility [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) a requirement to deal with sth, or help or take care of sb, because of your job or position 责任;职责;义务It is their responsibility to ensure that the rules are enforced.他们有责任确保制度的执行。I'm not ready to be in a position of responsibility.我还没准备好担任责任重大的职务。I don't feel ready to take on new responsibilities.我不愿意承担新的责任。I think we have a moral responsibility to help these countries.我认为我们在道义上有责任帮助这些国家。If you have a responsibility for sb/sth, you are the person who should be blamed if sth goes wrong. * have a responsibility for sb/sth指对某人或某事负有责任。 see also be responsible for sb/sth run 2 duty [countable, uncountable] something that you feel you have to do because it is your moral or legal responsibility (道德或法律上的)责任,义务,本分It is my duty to report it to the police.把这事报告给警方是我的责任。I supposed we'd better do our duty and report the accident.我想我们最好履行义务,把事故上报。I'll have to go I'm afraid-duty calls.我想我得走了-公务在身。The time he put in helping new recruits went beyond the call of duty.他花时间帮助新入职员工已经超越了职责的要求。 charge [uncountable] the position of having control over sb/sth 掌管;照管;职责She has charge of the day-to-day running of the business.她负责掌管日常业务。He took charge of the farm after his father's death.他在父亲去世后掌管了农场。They left the nanny in charge of the children for a week.他们把孩子留给保姆照料一周。You can have/take charge of sb/sth or you can be in charge of sb/sth or leave/put sb in charge of sb/sth. 可以说have/take charge of sb/sth、be in charge of sb/sth或leave/put sb in charge of sb/sth。 see also be in charge run 2 obligation ˌɒblɪˈgeɪʃn; NAmE ˌɑːblɪˈgeɪʃn [uncountable, countable] (rather formal, especially written) the state of being forced to do sth because it is your duty, or because of a law or rule; something which you must do because you have promised or because of a law or rule (法律或条例规定的或承诺过的)义务,责任,职责You are under no obligation to buy anything.你不是非买什么不可。She did not feel under any obligation to tell him the truth.她觉得没有义务告诉他实情。We will send you an estimate for the work without obligation (= you do not have to accept it).我们将把成本估算发给您,仅供参考。You must fulfil your legal obligations.你必须履行法律义务。 see also oblige force verb burden [countable] (rather formal) a duty or responsibility that causes worry, difficulty or hard work (义务或责任的)重担,负担The main burden of caring for old people falls on the state.照料老人的重担大部分落到了国家头上。I don't want to become a burden to my children when I'm old.我不想在年老时成为孩子的累赘。How can we reduce the heavy tax burden on working people?如何才能减少劳动者身上沉重的税负? burden

verb

[transitive] They have burdened themselves with a large mortgage.他们负担了一笔很高的按揭贷款。I don't want to burden you with my worries.我不想让你为我的烦恼操心。
liability ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti [uncountable] (rather formal, especially business 尤用于商业 or law 法律) the state of being legally responsible for sth (法律上对某事物的)责任,义务The company cannot accept liability for any damage caused by natural disasters.本公司对自然灾害造成的任何损失概不承担责任。 liable

adjective

You will be liable for any damage caused.任何损失均将由贵方负责。
job [countable, usually singular] (rather informal, especially spoken) a responsibility or duty 责任;职责;义务It's not my job to lock up!上锁不是我的事儿!It's the job of the press to expose wrongdoing.揭露丑恶行为是新闻界的职责。In this meaning job is usually used in the phrase It's my/your/his/her, etc. job to do sth or it's the job of sb/sth to do sth. 表达此义时,job通常用于短语It's my/your/his/her, etc. job to do sth或it's the job of sb/sth to do sth。 commitment kəˈmɪtmənt [countable] (especially business 尤用于商业) a thing that you have promised or agreed to do, or that you have to do, especially in connection with your work or family; the fact of having to pay an amount of money regularly (尤指与工作或家庭有关的)承诺之事,同意之事,不得不做之事;定期付款He's busy for the next month with filming commitments.他正忙于准备已经承诺的下个月拍电影的事。Women very often have to juggle work with their family commitments.妇女经常要工作和家庭两头忙。Buying a house is a big financial commitment.购房意味着要定期支付一大笔钱。 accountability [uncountable] (formal) the fact of being responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked (对自己的决定或行动)负有责任,应作解释There have been proposals for greater police accountability.已有人提议警方应负起更大责任。the accountability of a company's directors to the shareholders公司董事向股东所负之责 accountable

adjective

[not usually before noun] Politicians are ultimately accountable to the voters.从政者最终是向选民负责。Someone must be held accountable for the killings.必须有人要对这些凶杀事件负责。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 830 COCA: 1067
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