| 释义 |
shoulder BrE /ˈʃəʊldə(r)/
NAmE /ˈʃoʊ-/► SEE ALLbe, stand, act, etc. shoulder to shoulder (with sb)put your shoulder to the wheela shoulder to cry onhave a chip on your shouldergive sb/get the cold shoulderbe looking over your shoulderstraight from the shoulder
●be, stand, act, etc. ˌshoulder to ˈshoulder (with sb)be supporting sb or in agreement with sb （与某人）肩并肩；齐心协力；互相支持◆We fought shoulder to shoulder to defend our country.
我们并肩战斗保卫祖国。◆I stand shoulder to shoulder with Julia on this important issue.
在这一重大问题上我和朱莉娅站在一起。●put your shoulder to the ˈwheelstart working very hard at a particular task 着手大干起来；开始奋力工作◆We’re really going to have to put our shoulders to the wheel if we want to get this ready on time.
我们要想按时把这准备好，真得加把劲。 OPP take it/things easy ●a shoulder to ˈcry ona person who listens to your troubles and offers sympathy and kindness 可以靠着哭泣的臂膀；可以倾诉的对象◆When you’re depressed, you need a shoulder to cry on.
情绪低落的时候，你需要一个可以倾诉的人。●have a ˈchip on your shoulder (informal) be sensitive about sth that happened in the past and easily offended if it is mentioned, because you think you were treated unfairly （因自觉受过委屈而变得）敏感，易被激怒；摆出寻衅的架势◆He’s got a chip on his shoulder about not having been to college.他对自己没能上大学这一点很敏感。 ORIGIN This idiom comes from a nineteenth-century US custom. If a boy wanted to fight, he put a small piece of wood on his shoulder. He would begin a fight with whoever knocked the chip of wood off his shoulder. 这个习语源于 19 世纪的美国民俗。男孩要寻衅打架时就肩扛一根木条，谁把木条碰掉他就会跟谁打架。●give sb/get the cold ˈshouldertreat sb/be treated in a deliberately unfriendly way 对人冷漠；受到冷遇◆I try to chat to my colleagues during the lunch hour, but for some reason they’ve been giving me the cold shoulder.午餐时间我想跟同事聊天，可不知为什么他们对我很冷淡。 OPP with open arms ORIGIN One theory about the origin of this expression is that it refers to meat. Meat cut from the shoulder of an adult sheep was very cheap, so giving visitors this meat served cold was a sign that they were not welcome. 一种说法认为，这个表达法源于从成年羊肩部割下的肉。这种肉非常便宜，因此给客人吃冷的羊肩肉表示客人不受欢迎。●be looking over your ˈshoulderbe anxious and have the feeling that sb is going to do sth unpleasant or harmful to you 小心提防；严密监视◆Many employees are looking over their shoulders, because jobs are at risk and nobody knows who’ll be next.很多雇员都提心吊胆，因为公司在裁员，没人知道下一个会轮到谁。●ˌstraight from the ˈshoulderhonestly and directly 坦诚地；直言不讳地◆He’s an outspoken politician who speaks straight from the shoulder.他是位直言不讳的政治家，说话直来直去。 |