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responsibility n.责任；职责；责任心 (1) 我负责锁门。(2) 你不能回避在这一事件中的责任。(3) 开药方是医生的职责。(4) 他丝毫没有责任感。(5) 我们老师有高度的责任感。 Responsibility comes from the Latin responsus, which means “to respond.” There are actually a few different definitions of the noun. It can be another word for trustworthiness, as in, "He demonstrated his responsibility by showing up to practice on time." And it can be used to describe the social force that motivates us to take on individual responsibilities, as in, "A sense of responsibility drove him to memorize all of the songs."

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英 [rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪləti] 美 [rɪˌspɑːnsə'bɪləti] (1) It's my responsibility to lock the doors.(2) You can't retreat from the responsibility in this affair.(3) The prescription of drugs is a doctor's responsibility.(4) He is free from any sense of responsibility.(5) Our teacher has a high degree of responsibility. A responsibility is something you're required to do as an upstanding member of a community. If you're in a band, it's your responsibility to learn the songs and show up to practice on time. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]责任；义务 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 take decisions relating to them.   [oft N for n/-ing]Each manager had responsibility for just under 600 properties...每位经理负责将近600处房产。We need to take responsibility for looking after our own health...我们必须对自己的健康负责。'She's not your responsibility,' he said gently.“她不归你负责，”他温和地说道。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]责任；过失 If you accept responsibility for something that has happened, you agree that you were to blame for it or you caused it.   [oft N for n]No one admitted responsibility for the attacks...没有人对这些袭击负责。Someone had to give orders and take responsibility for mistakes.必须得有人下令，并为错误负责。3[N-PLURAL 复数名词]职责；任务 Your responsibilities are the duties that you have because of your job or position.   [usu with supp]He handled his responsibilities as a counselor in an intelligent and caring fashion.作为一名顾问他精明能干、热心周到。...programmes to help employees balance work and family responsibilities.帮助雇员兼顾工作和家庭责任的项目4[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]重任；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. She would have loved to have a better-paying job with more responsibility...她本想有一份报酬更高、职权更大的工作。Carrington held a position of responsibility within the government.卡林顿在政府机构身居要职。5[N-SING 单数名词]（道义上的）责任，义务 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.   [usu N to-inf]The court feels it has a responsibility to ensure that customers are not misled...法院认为它有责任确保消费者不受误导。As parents we have a responsibility to give our children a sense of belonging.作为父母，我们有责任给孩子一种归属感。6[N-SING 单数名词]对…的责任 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.   [N to/towards n]She had decided that as a doctor she had a responsibility to her fellow creatures.她已经决定，作为医生，她应该对自己的同胞负责。

英语单词	responsibility
英美音标	英 [rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪləti] 美 [rɪˌspɑːnsə'bɪləti]
中文释义	n.责任；职责；责任心
英语例句	(1) It's my responsibility to lock the doors. (2) You can't retreat from the responsibility in this affair. (3) The prescription of drugs is a doctor's responsibility. (4) He is free from any sense of responsibility. (5) Our teacher has a high degree of responsibility.
中文例句	(1) 我负责锁门。 (2) 你不能回避在这一事件中的责任。 (3) 开药方是医生的职责。 (4) 他丝毫没有责任感。 (5) 我们老师有高度的责任感。
vocabulary简明	A responsibility is something you're required to do as an upstanding member of a community. If you're in a band, it's your responsibility to learn the songs and show up to practice on time.
vocabulary扩展	Responsibility comes from the Latin responsus, which means “to respond.” There are actually a few different definitions of the noun. It can be another word for trustworthiness, as in, "He demonstrated his responsibility by showing up to practice on time." And it can be used to describe the social force that motivates us to take on individual responsibilities, as in, "A sense of responsibility drove him to memorize all of the songs."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]责任；义务 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 take decisions relating to them. [oft N for n/-ing] Each manager had responsibility for just under 600 properties... 每位经理负责将近600处房产。 We need to take responsibility for looking after our own health... 我们必须对自己的健康负责。 'She's not your responsibility,' he said gently. “她不归你负责，”他温和地说道。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]责任；过失 If you accept responsibility for something that has happened, you agree that you were to blame for it or you caused it. [oft N for n] No one admitted responsibility for the attacks... 没有人对这些袭击负责。 Someone had to give orders and take responsibility for mistakes. 必须得有人下令，并为错误负责。 3 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]职责；任务 Your responsibilities are the duties that you have because of your job or position. [usu with supp] He handled his responsibilities as a counselor in an intelligent and caring fashion. 作为一名顾问他精明能干、热心周到。 ...programmes to help employees balance work and family responsibilities. 帮助雇员兼顾工作和家庭责任的项目 4 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]重任；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. She would have loved to have a better-paying job with more responsibility... 她本想有一份报酬更高、职权更大的工作。 Carrington held a position of responsibility within the government. 卡林顿在政府机构身居要职。 5 [N-SING 单数名词]（道义上的）责任，义务 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. [usu N to-inf] The court feels it has a responsibility to ensure that customers are not misled... 法院认为它有责任确保消费者不受误导。 As parents we have a responsibility to give our children a sense of belonging. 作为父母，我们有责任给孩子一种归属感。 6 [N-SING 单数名词]对…的责任 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. [N to/towards n] She had decided that as a doctor she had a responsibility to her fellow creatures. 她已经决定，作为医生，她应该对自己的同胞负责。

Responsibility Sense N Uncount 不可数名词 Job N Practice Duty