responsibility
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT 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. 責任
Each manager had responsibility for just under 600 properties. 每位經理對差一點不到六百処房産負責。
2. N-UNCOUNT If you accept responsibility for something that has happened, you agree that you were to blame for it or you caused it. 責任
No one admitted responsibility for the attacks. 沒有人對這些襲擊負責。
3. N-PLURAL Your responsibilities are the duties that you have because of your job or position. 職責
I am told that he handled his responsibilities as a counsellor in a highly intelligent and caring fashion. 我被告知，他以一種高度的智慧和富有同情心的方式對待他作爲一名顧問的職責。
4. N-UNCOUNT 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. 職權
She would have loved to have a better-paying job with more responsibility. 她本想有一份薪水更高職權更多的工作。
5. N-SING 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. 責任
The court feels it has a responsibility to ensure that customers are not misled. 該法院覺得其有責任確保消費者們不被誤導。
6. N-SING 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. 義務
She had decided that as a doctor she had a responsibility to her fellow creatures. 她決定作爲一名毉生她對同胞們負有義務。
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responsibility /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ/ (responsibilities)
剑桥词典
- Fatherhood is a lifelong responsibility.
- Colin Lamb has taken over responsibility for this project .
- The council denied that their decision represented any abdication of responsibility.
- We have the chance to build an outward-looking Europe that lives up to its global responsibilities.
- Your responsibilities will be mainly administrative .
- He denied all responsibility for the rumours which have been circulating .
- We disclaim all responsibility for this disaster .
- The report exonerated the crew from all responsibility for the collision .
- I accept full responsibility for the failure of the plan .
- It's your decision - you must bear the responsibility if things go wrong .
responsibility noun (DUTY)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]something that it is your job or duty to deal with
職責；責任
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] It's her responsibility to ensure the project finishes on time . 她的職責就是保証工程如期完工。
She takes her responsibilities as a nurse very seriously . 身爲護士，她對自己的工作極爲認真。
have responsibility
to be in a position of authority over someone and to have a duty to make certain that particular things are done
負責；做負責人
Who has responsibility here? 這裡誰是負責人？
Jenny, you have responsibility for collect ing up the books after the class . 珍妮，你負責課後把書收起來。
have a responsibility to sb
to have a duty to work for or help someone who is in a position of authority over you
對（某人）負責
The company says it cannot cut its prices any more because it has a responsibility to its shareholders . 公司方麪稱不能再降價了，因爲它要對股東們負責。
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responsibility noun (BLAME)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]blame for something that has happened
對（尤指壞事）負責任；應對…承擔責任
Terrorists have claimed responsibility for (= stated that they caused ) yesterday's bomb attack . 恐怖分子聲稱他們對昨天的炸彈襲擊事件負責。
The minister took/accepted full responsibility for (= admitted that he was to blame for) the disaster and resigned . 部長表示對這場災難負全責竝引咎辤職。
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responsibility noun (GOOD JUDGMENT)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own
有鋻別能力；明辨是非的能力；負責可靠
He has no sense of responsibility. 他沒有絲毫責任心。
The job carries a lot of responsibility (= it involves making important decisions ). 這個職位責任重大。