1N-COUNT [oft poss NOUN]肩;肩膀;肩胛 Your shoulders are between your neck and the tops of your arms. 肩;肩膀;肩胛
She led him to an armchair, with her arm round his shoulder.
她揽着他的肩膀,将他领到一把扶手椅旁。
He glanced over his shoulder and saw me watching him.
他扭头瞥了一眼,看见我正看他。
2N-COUNT (衣服的)肩部 The shoulders of a piece of clothing are the parts that cover your shoulders. (衣服的)肩部
...extravagant fashions with padded shoulders.
带垫肩的华丽时装
3N-PLURAL (问题、责任等)由…承担,落在…肩上 When you talk about someone's problems or responsibilities, you can say that they carry them on their shoulders . (问题、责任等)由…承担,落在…肩上
No one suspected the anguish he carried on his shoulders.
没人觉察出他所承担的痛苦。
I fervently hope he recognizes and understands the burden that's on his shoulders.
我热诚地希望他能认识到并懂得自己肩负的重任。
4VERB 承担;担负;肩负 If you shoulder the responsibility or the blame for something, you accept it. 承担;担负;肩负
He has had to shoulder the responsibility of his father's mistakes. [VERB noun]
他得为他父亲的过错承担责任。
Some of the blame for the disastrous night must be shouldered by the promoters. [VERB noun]
5VERB 背;扛;挑;担 If you shoulder something heavy, you put it across one of your shoulders so that you can carry it more easily. 背;扛;挑;担
The rest of the group shouldered their bags, gritted their teeth and set off. [VERB noun]
那群人中其余的人扛起包,咬着牙出发了。
He shouldered his bike and walked across the finish line. [VERB noun]
他扛着自行车走过了终点线。
6VERB 用肩推(或挤) If you shoulder someone aside or if you shoulder your way somewhere, you push past people roughly using your shoulder. 用肩推(或挤) [Also V + through]
The policemen rushed past him, shouldering him aside. [V n with aside]
警察从他身边匆匆而过,把他挤到一边。
She could do nothing to stop him as he shouldered his way into the house. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
他使劲往屋子里挤,她根本没法儿阻止他。
He shouldered past Harlech and opened the door. [V + past]
9PHRASE 倾诉的对象 If someone offers you a shoulder to cry on or is a shoulder to cry on, they listen sympathetically as you talk about your troubles. 倾诉的对象
Mrs Barrantes longs to be at her daughter's side to offer her a shoulder to cry on.
10PHRASE 远胜过;大大超越 If you say that someone or something stands head and shoulders above other people or things, you mean that they are a lot better than them. 远胜过;大大超越
The two candidates stood head and shoulders above the rest.
这两名候选人从所有人中脱颖而出。
I am very impressed by your magazine. It is head and shoulders above any other.
我对你们的杂志印象非常深刻。感觉比其他杂志好多了。
11PHRASE [VERB and NOUN inflect]惴惴不安;小心翼翼;小心提防 If you say that someone is looking over their shoulder, you mean that they feel anxious all the time about what someone may do to them. 惴惴不安;小心翼翼;小心提防
When a company keeps making people redundant, those who are left behind might start looking over their shoulder.
当一家公司不停地裁员时,那些留下来的员工也会开始惴惴不安了。
12PHRASE 并肩;肩并肩 If two or more people stand shoulder to shoulder, they are standing next to each other, with their shoulders touching. 并肩;肩并肩
They fell into step, walking shoulder to shoulder with their heads bent against the rain.
他们开始迈着一致的步伐并肩而行,低着头躲避雨水。
We went on board and saw these people packed shoulder to shoulder on the decks.