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词组 responsibility
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responsibility /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti, rɪˌspɒnsɪˈbɪləti $ rɪˌspɑːn-/ noun 1. a duty to be in charge of somethingadjectivesmy/your/her etc responsibility It’s my responsibility to make sure that the work is done on time.personal responsibility Workers have personal responsibility for the quality of the products they produce.direct/total responsibility He has taken over direct responsibility for the running of the company.sole responsibility (=not shared with others) The financial director has sole responsibility for financial matters.overall responsibility (=for all of something) The Department for Education has overall responsibility for schools and universities.collective responsibility (=shared equally by a group of people) Head teachers should encourage a sense of collective responsibility among teachers.primary responsibility (=you are the person who has the main responsibility) I have primary responsibility for the children.ultimate responsibility (=responsibility for making a final decision) Ultimate responsibility for the company lies with its directors.verbsbe sb’s responsibility It’s the project manager’s responsibility to make sure that we don’t spend too much money.have responsibility for (doing) sth The prime minister has responsibility for running the government.take responsibility for (doing) sth Who do you trust to take responsibility for our country’s defence?take on responsibility also assume responsibility formal (=start to have responsibility for something) Men are taking on more responsibility at home. | The government must assume greater responsibility for the care of the elderly.shoulder responsibility (=agree to start having a difficult or unpleasant duty) Should children shoulder responsibility for caring for their elderly parents?exercise responsibility formal (=take action because you have responsibility for something) Governments must exercise their responsibility to protect their people.shirk responsibility (=not accept a duty you should accept) He doesn’t shirk responsibility.abdicate responsibility formal (=refuse to have responsibility for something any longer) The state should not allow parents to abdicate responsibility for their children.the responsibility lies/rests with sb (=they are responsible for it) The responsibility for learning lies with the student.prepositionsresponsibility for sth He is a manager with responsibility for over 100 staff.phrasesa position of responsibility (=a job in which you have a lot of responsibility) People in positions of responsibility should not behave like this.a sense of responsibility (=a feeling that you are responsible) She felt an enormous sense of responsibility towards the rest of the band.a burden of responsibility (=a lot of responsibility, that worries you) Being the only wage earner put a great burden of responsibility on my father.2. blame for something bad that has happenedadjectivesfull responsibility The airline accepted full responsibility for the crash.personal responsibility I take personal responsibility for what went wrong.verbsaccept/take responsibility for sth The doctor admitted full responsibility for the error that led to her death. | He said that he took responsibility for his actions.claim/admit responsibility (for sth) (=say that you are responsible for something bad) No group has yet claimed responsibility for the bombings.deny responsibility for sth He denied responsibility, blaming the other driver for the accident.bear responsibility for sth (=be responsible for something bad) Developed countries must bear much of the responsibility for environmental problems.prepositionsresponsibility for sth The firm is denying all responsibility for the mistake.3. something you have to do or ought to doadjectivesa big/major responsibility (=involving a lot of work) Running a farm is a big responsibility.a heavy responsibility (=serious and important) You take on a heavy responsibility when you adopt a child.daily/day-to-day responsibilities Her day-to-day responsibilities involve answering the phone and typing letters.a moral responsibility (=that you do because it is the right thing to do, rather than because you have to do it) We have a moral responsibility to help people in developing countries.a social responsibility (=towards society) Companies have social responsibilities – it’s not just about making as much profit as possible.nouns + responsibilityfamily/work responsibilities I can’t stay late in the evenings because of family responsibilities.verbshave a responsibility to do sth We all have a responsibility to protect the environment.take on a responsibility (=start doing something someone has asked you to do) She was happy to take on the extra responsibilities.carry out/meet your responsibilities (=do what you should do) He was too ill to carry out his responsibilities as governor.face your responsibilities (=start doing what you should be doing) It’s time you faced your responsibilities and started thinking about your kids.shirk your responsibilities (=not do what you should be doing) She was always trying to shirk her responsibilities.prepositionssb’s responsibility is to sb/sth A doctor’s first responsibility is to his patients.
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