| 词组 | responsible |
| 释义 | responsible /rɪˈspɒnsəbəl $ rɪˈspɑːn-/ adjective 1. used for saying that a person or thing did something or caused a situationadverbsdirectly responsible He has been blamed for the failure of the company but he is not directly responsible.indirectly responsible The parents are indirectly responsible for the problems their son has caused.partly responsible They were both partly responsible for the breakup of their marriage.largely responsible Exports are largely responsible for their impressive economic performance.personally responsible (=the one person who is responsible) I will hold you personally responsible if anything goes wrong.verbshold sb responsible (=consider someone to be responsible) If these keys get lost, I will hold you responsible.feel responsible I would feel responsible if anything went wrong.be thought/believed to be responsible Local youths are thought to be responsible for the fire. | Many children have birth defects and toxic chemicals from a nearby factory are believed to be responsible.find sb responsible If the courts find him responsible, he will have to pay a fine.prepositionsresponsible for sth The person responsible for the accident should pay for any damage.phrasesthose responsible (=the people who are responsible) Those responsible for this terrible crime will be severely punished.THESAURUS: responsible guilty responsible for committing a crime and going to be punished for it: If he is found guilty, he will go to jail for a long time. | The jury decided she was guilty of murder. | He pleaded guilty to two charges of theft. to blame responsible for a bad situation: The government is to blame for the crisis. | She admitted that she herself was partly to blame. be sb’s fault if a mistake or bad situation is someone’s fault, they are responsible for it: It’s not my fault you lost your bag. | If you fail because you didn’t study, it’s your own fault.2. if you are responsible for someone or something, it is your duty to be in charge of themadverbslegally responsible Your parents are legally responsible for you until the age of 18.solely responsible One person can’t be solely responsible for all this work.jointly responsible John and Alan are jointly responsible for paying the rent.collectively responsible All members of the team are collectively responsible for decisions.primarily/mainly responsible In most homes, women are still primarily responsible for buying food.responsible + nounsa responsible position/job (=one that is important because you are in charge of someone or something) Judges have a very responsible position in society. | Caring for children is a responsible job.prepositionsresponsible for sth Linda is responsible for a large sales team.3. sensible or showing respect for other peopleresponsible + nounsresponsible behaviour BrE responsible behavior AmE In this school, we try to encourage responsible behaviour.a responsible attitude She admired his responsible attitude towards his work.the responsible use of sth They teach students about the responsible use of the internet.a responsible adult It’s time you started behaving like a responsible adult.a responsible citizen We are trying to be responsible citizens.responsible drinking (=not drinking too much alcohol) Young people need to learn about responsible drinking.adverbssocially/environmentally responsible They are keen to be seen as a socially responsible company. | How can you do your job in a more environmentally responsible way? |
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