[ADJ 形容词]负有责任的;应承担责任的 If someone or something is responsible for a particular event or situation, they are the cause of it or they can be blamed for it.
[v-link ADJ]
He still felt responsible for her death...
他仍然觉得自己对她的死负有责任。
I want you to do everything you can to find out who's responsible.
我希望你能尽一切可能找出责任人。
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[ADJ 形容词]对(某事物)负责的 If you are responsible for something, it is your job or duty to deal with it and make decisions relating to it.
[v-link ADJ]
...the minister responsible for the environment...
负责环境工作的部长
The man responsible for finding the volunteers is Dr. Charles Weber.
负责寻找志愿者的人是查尔斯·韦伯博士。
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[ADJ 形容词]对(某人或某团体)负责的 If you are responsible to a person or group, they have authority over you and you have to report to them about what you do.
[v-link ADJ to n]
I'm responsible to my board of directors...
我对董事会负责。
The government will be responsible to the President alone.
政府只对总统一人负责。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]负责的;有责任心的;可靠的Responsible people behave properly and sensibly, without needing to be supervised.
He's a very responsible sort of person...
他是个非常有责任心的人。
He feels that the media should be more responsible in what they report.
他觉得媒体应该对报道的内容更负责任些。
responsibly
He urged everyone to act responsibly.
他敦促大家做事要有责任心。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]责任重大的Responsible jobs involve making important decisions or carrying out important tasks.
[ADJ n]
I work in a government office. It's a responsible position, I suppose, but not very exciting...
我在政府机关工作。我想那是一个责任重大的职位,但并不是很有意思。
They have been demoted to less responsible jobs.
他们被降职去做不太重要的工作。
Oxford
re·spon·sible★/rɪˈspɒnsəbl; NAmErɪˈspɑːnsəbl/adjectivehaving job/duty 有工作╱职责1★having the job or duty of doing sth or taking care of sb/sth, so that you may be blamed if sth goes wrong 有责任;负责;承担义务responsible(for doing sth) ◆Mike is responsible for designing the entire project.迈克负责设计全部工程。responsible(for sb/sth) ◆Even where parents no longer live together, they each continue to be responsible for their children.即使父母不再共同生活,他们也要分别对子女负责。causing sth 引起某事2★responsible(for sth) being able to be blamed for sth 应受责备;有责任◆Who's responsible for this mess?是谁弄得这么乱?◆Everything will be done to bring those responsible to justice.将竭尽全力把罪魁祸首绳之以法。◆He is mentally ill and cannot be held responsiblefor his actions. 他有精神病,不能对自己的行为负责。3★responsible(for sth) being the cause of sth 作为原因;成为起因◆Cigarette smoking is responsible for about 90% of deaths from lung cancer.因患肺癌而死亡者,约 90% 是吸烟所致。to sb in authority 对主管者4★responsibleto sb/sth having to report to sb/sth with authority or in a higher position and explain to them what you have done (向主管者或上级)承担责任◆The Council of Ministers is responsible to the Assembly.内阁须向议会负责。reliable 可靠5★(of people or their actions or behaviour 人或行为举止)that you can trust and rely on 可信任的;可信赖的;可靠的SYN
conscientious
◆Clare has a mature and responsible attitude to work.克莱尔对待工作成熟而可信赖。OPP
irresponsible
job 工作6★[usually before noun ]needing sb who can be trusted and relied on; involving important duties 责任重大的;需要可靠的人负责的◆a responsible job/position责任重大的工作╱岗位re·spon·sible/rɪˈspɒnsəbl; NAmErɪˈspɑːnsəbl/
1guilty [not before noun] if someone is responsible for an accident, mistake, crime etc, it is their fault or they can be blamedresponsible for Police believe that the same man is responsible for three other murders in the area.hold somebody responsible (for something) If anything goes wrong, I will hold you personally responsible.the person/people etc responsible We are determined to bring the people responsible to justice.► see thesaurus at
guilty
2in charge of [not before noun] having a duty to be in charge of or to look after someone or somethingresponsible for Mills is responsible for a budget of over $5 million. The airline is legally responsible for the safety of its passengers.responsible for doing something He is responsible for recruiting and training new staff.3cause [not before noun] if something is responsible for a change, problem, event etc, it causes itresponsible for The floods were responsible for over a hundred deaths.4sensible sensible and able to make good judgments, so that you can be trustedOPP irresponsible → reliable: You can leave the children with Billy – he’s very responsible.responsible adult/citizen It’s time you started acting like a responsible adult.5responsible job/position a job in which the ability to make good judgments and decisions is needed6be responsible to somebody if you are responsible to someone, that person is in charge of your work and you must explain what you have done to them: Cabinet members are directly responsible to the president.GRAMMAR• Responsible is always an adjective, never a noun: · Who is responsible?✗Don’t say: Who is the responsible?• The person/man/woman etc responsible is the person who has done something, usually something bad: · We will catch the person responsible.✗Don’t say: We will catch the responsible. | We will catch the responsible person.• You say that someone is responsible for something: · Who is responsible for this mess?· Claire is responsible for marketing.✗Don’t say: be responsible of something
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负责的(32%),有责任的(28%),可靠的(22%),责任重大的(18%)
adj.负责的,可靠的;有责任的
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