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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
do something on your own responsibility• I discussed the matter with John Montgomerie and on my own responsibility decided to telephone Harold Wilson to seek his advice.
→ diminished responsibility
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 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.
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 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
responsibility• Do the media have a responsibility to make voters care about scandal?• Typically, managers focus on operating their area of assigned responsibility for efficiency, cost containment, and compliance with delivery schedules.• Having children is a big responsibility and I'm not sure I'm ready for that yet.• I have a bad habit of taking on more responsibilities than I can handle.• The house is my responsibility, and I can't just let it fall apart.• Nick has a lot of responsibilities at home.• Both of us were fully aware of our responsibilities.• It is a manger's responsibility to set clear expectations for his or her employees.• Also, each manager only had shift responsibility and so could not co-ordinate the work across shifts.• But being the head means he has to take some responsibility.• Professional librarians normally make only policy recommendations to the Library Committee, and this is the limit of their responsibility.• The children are your responsibility.
with responsibility for something• The league was charged also with responsibility for collective security, so that individual states could embark on a programme of disarmament.• In London there are thirty-two London Boroughs, with responsibility for all the major services.• Two years later she gained paid work as an advocacy coordinator with responsibility for recruiting and training volunteers.• It has once again become a leading instrument of government, with responsibility for coordination, planning and implementation and conduct of policy.• In the various comments made by Lord Arran, as Minister with responsibility for agriculture, there are signs of this dilemma.• My hon. Friend the Minister with responsibility for immigration matters met a delegation from various refugee groups yesterday.• Teaching, communication and pastoral skills are also needed by those with responsibility for the training and direction of others.
family/professional/parental etc responsibilities• Some fathers sincerely tried to become parents, sharing the home workload and parental responsibilities.• Lack of time was one factor, for many women now had work outside the home as well as family responsibilities.• Women had long been accustomed to taking time off from a career for family responsibilities, then retooling to come back.• With no further family responsibilities, she sold her house and joined a religious order, the Daughters of Mary.• And the hours are flexible, which makes it particularly attractive to women who have family responsibilities.• We talk of the individual consumer, individual professional responsibilities, individual responsibilities within the family, and so on.• Frequently, this is part-time and is managed - albeit with difficulty - alongside other family responsibilities.
moral/social/legal etc responsibility• Each participating State will provide controls to ensure that such authorities fulfil their constitutional and legal responsibilities.• Put briefly, there developed an idea of the pervasive religious and moral responsibility of the ruler.• His legal responsibilities for issues such as extradition have also brought him into contact with senior legal and political figures in Ireland.• Along with the freedom of the press, there was also a heavy burden of social responsibility.• Their sense of social responsibility is to society at large.• Not a week goes by without a Bush speech on health, education, pensions or social responsibility.• The child, however, is a minor, the legal responsibility of his/her parents or guardians.
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.
re·spon·si·bil·i·ty noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →COLLOCATIONS2
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