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N-COUNT
肩;肩膀;肩胛
Your shoulders are between your neck and the tops of your arms.
例句
She led him to an armchair, with her arm round his shoulder...
她攬著他的肩膀，將他領(lǐng)到一把扶手椅旁。
He glanced over his shoulder and saw me watching him.
他扭頭瞥了一眼，看見我正看他。
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N-COUNT
(衣服的)肩部
The shoulders of a piece of clothing are the parts that cover your shoulders.
例句
...extravagant fashions with padded shoulders.
帶墊肩的華麗時(shí)裝
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N-PLURAL
(問題、責(zé)任等)由…承擔(dān)，落在…肩上
When you talk about someone's problems or responsibilities, you can say that they carry them on their shoulders .
例句
No one suspected the anguish he carried on his shoulders...
沒人覺察出他所承擔(dān)的痛苦。
I fervently hope he recognizes and understands the burden that's on his shoulders.
我熱誠地希望他能認(rèn)識(shí)到并懂得自己肩負(fù)的重任。
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VERB
承擔(dān);擔(dān)負(fù);肩負(fù)
If you shoulder the responsibility or the blame for something, you accept it.
例句
He has had to shoulder the responsibility of his father's mistakes...
他得為他父親的過錯(cuò)承擔(dān)責(zé)任。
Some of the blame for the disastrous night must be shouldered by the promoters.
籌辦方必須為那個(gè)災(zāi)難性的夜晚承擔(dān)一部分責(zé)任。
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VERB
背;扛;挑;擔(dān)
If you shoulder something heavy, you put it across one of your shoulders so that you can carry it more easily.
例句
The rest of the group shouldered their bags, gritted their teeth and set off...
那群人中其余的人扛起包，咬著牙出發(fā)了。
He shouldered his bike and walked across the finish line.
他扛著自行車走過了終點(diǎn)線。
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VERB
用肩推(或擠)
If you shoulder someone aside or if you shoulder your way somewhere, you push past people roughly using your shoulder.
例句
The policemen rushed past him, shouldering him aside...
警察從他身邊匆匆而過，把他擠到一邊。
She could do nothing to stop him as he shouldered his way into the house...
他使勁往屋子里擠，她根本沒法兒阻止他。
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N-VAR
(動(dòng)物的)前腿連肩肉，前胛肉
A shoulder is a joint of meat from the upper part of the front leg of an animal.
例句
...shoulder of lamb.
小羊的前腿連肩肉
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PHRASE
傾訴的對象
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.
例句
Mrs Barrantes longs to be at her daughter's side to offer her a shoulder to cry on...
巴蘭特斯夫人很希望能在女兒身邊聽她傾訴。
Roland sometimes saw me as a shoulder to cry on.
羅蘭有時(shí)把我看作是一個(gè)可以傾訴的對象。
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PHRASE
遠(yuǎn)勝過;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.
例句
The two candidates stood head and shoulders above the rest...
這兩名候選人從所有人中脫穎而出。
I am very impressed by your magazine. It is head and shoulders above any other.
我對你們的雜志印象非常深刻。感覺比其他雜志好多了。
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PHRASE
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.
例句
When a company keeps making people redundant, those who are left behind might start looking over their shoulder.
當(dāng)一家公司不停地裁員時(shí)，那些留下來的員工也會(huì)開始惴惴不安了。
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PHRASE
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.
例句
They fell into step, walking shoulder to shoulder with their heads bent against the rain...
他們開始邁著一致的步伐并肩而行，低著頭躲避雨水。
We went on board and saw these people packed shoulder to shoulder on the decks.
我們上了船，看見這些人在甲板上肩挨著肩擠在一起。
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PHRASE
同心協(xié)力地
If people work or stand shoulder to shoulder, they work together in order to achieve something, or support each other.
例句
They could fight shoulder-to-shoulder against a common enemy...
他們可以同心協(xié)力，對抗共同的敵人。
We will need you and the chairman standing shoulder to shoulder on basic positions.
我們需要你和主席在一些基本立場上共同進(jìn)退。