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单词 responsibility
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responsibility
(rɪspɒnsɪbɪlɪti )
Word forms: responsibilities
1. uncountable noun B2
If you have responsibility for something or someone, or if they are your responsibility, it is your job or duty to deal with them and to take decisions relating to them.
Each manager had responsibility for just under 600 properties. [+ for]
We need to take responsibility for looking after our own health.
'She's not your responsibility,' he said gently.
2. uncountable noun B2
If you accept responsibility for something that has happened, you agree that you were to blame for it or you caused it.
No one admitted responsibility for the attacks. [+ for]
Someone had to give orders and take responsibility for mistakes.
3. plural noun B2
Your responsibilities are the duties that you have because of your job or position.
He handled his responsibilities as a counselor in an intelligent and caring fashion.
...programmes to help employees balance work and family responsibilities.
Synonyms: obligation, duty, liability, charge  
4. uncountable noun
If someone is given responsibility, they are given the right or opportunity to make important decisions or to take action without having to get permission from anyone else.
She would have loved to have a better-paying job with more responsibility.
Carrington held a position of responsibility within the government.
Synonyms: authority, power, control, management  
5. singular noun [usually NOUN to-infinitive]
If you think that you have a responsibility to do something, you feel that you ought to do it because it is morally right to do it.
The court feels it has a responsibility to ensure that customers are not misled.
As parents we have a responsibility to give our children a sense of belonging.
6. singular noun
If you think that you have a responsibility to someone, you feel that it is your duty to take action that will protect their interests.
She had decided that as a doctor she had a responsibility to her fellow creatures. [+ to/towards]
Quotations:
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crownWilliam ShakespeareHenry IV, part II
The buck stops hereHarry S. Trumanmotto on his desk at the White House
Collocations:
accept responsibility
He accepted overall responsibility for the mistakes.
The Sun (2009)
We do not accept responsibility for entries that are lost or delayed in the post.
The Sun (2016)
Moreover, the defendant has never accepted responsibility for his crime, nor shown any remorse.
The Times, Sunday Times (2012)
added responsibility
Becoming a pastor brought added responsibility and expectations.
Christianity Today (2000)
How will he cope with the added responsibility?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The individual must decide whether the added responsibility is too much pressure on her.
The Sun (2014)
additional responsibility
She may be able to give you some additional responsibilities to make sure you are challenged and fulfilled by your job.
The Sun (2014)
At 26 he was running the Nantes Mines and Quarry Service with additional responsibilities for running the railway system.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There needs to be clarity about what additional responsibilities they will have and the funding which goes with them.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
admit responsibility
No one had admitted responsibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A man was previously jailed for manslaughter after admitting responsibility for her death.
The Sun (2016)
I spoke to the owner and he verbally admitted responsibility and apologised.
The Sun (2017)
assume responsibility
One definition of decadence is the refusal to assume responsibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Individuals are taught that they must assume primary responsibility for their own development.
A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments, Functions
By taking a first step on this path you will be assuming responsibility for your own health.
Healthy By Nature (1994)
bear responsibility
Each of us bears a heavy responsibility for our part in it.
Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007)
But financial leaders meeting in Washington bear heavy responsibility.
The Sun (2008)
She portrays herself as a victim and says she bears no responsibility for any misdeeds that were done.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
carry responsibility
This mother carries an almost impossible responsibility.
Eating Problems: A Feminist Psychoanalytic Treatment Model (1994)
It doesn't take much to derail these children, and schools carry a huge responsibility to protect them from harm.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
You don't carry any responsibility for anything, apart from pleasing a newsdesk.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
claim responsibility
No one has claimed responsibility for the killings.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He has claimed responsibility for 31 attacks and plots.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
No group has so far claimed responsibility for their kidnapping.
The Sun (2016)
collective responsibility
There is a collective responsibility and duty of care that extends beyond what happens on the pitch.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is about personal and collective responsibility.
The Sun (2010)
We have collective responsibility as a team for our discipline.
The Sun (2009)
deny responsibility
Yesterday she denied any responsibility for what they had done.
The Sun (2009)
He has always denied any criminal responsibility for her death.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But there was at no stage an attempt to deny responsibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
extra responsibility
These extra responsibilities are physically taxing, and can be challenging in themselves.
Growing Through Loss and Grief (1994)
An unexpected extra responsibility at work is challenging but right for you.
The Sun (2014)
Some complain that not all GPs want or are trained for the extra responsibilities.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
feel a responsibility
Sometimes he would like to go straight home after a show but he feels a responsibility to talk to those who have been in the audience.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Coming from such a privileged background, does she feel an extra responsibility to do good?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They feel no responsibility for paying their fair share of tax.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
fiscal responsibility
We are absolutely committed to fiscal responsibility as a crucial requirement of stability.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We teach our children fiscal responsibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Yet with no fiscal responsibility they have little influence over the economy.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
full responsibility
He accepts full responsibility for his actions.
The Sun (2009)
We have to take full responsibility for the chaos.
The Sun (2012)
Leader for less than a year, she said she was heartbroken and took full responsibility for the result.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
hand over responsibility
Nato troops planned to stop fighting by 2014 and hand responsibility for security to Afghan forces.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Once the new operation is up and running, responsibility is handed over to a local team.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Our solution is to hand responsibility for who sees you out of hours back to GPs.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
heavy responsibility
Caring for a patient on the brink of death imposes heavy responsibilities.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I accept there are those who have heavy domestic responsibilities - a mortgage, family obligations and so forth.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This was the heaviest responsibility the air force had yet had to face.
FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
individual responsibility
They were lectured on the importance of individual responsibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In a mob there is no individual responsibility and these people were working themselves into a frenzy.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There is a clear individual responsibility here to eat and drink sensibly and to take exercise.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
leadership responsibility
Since she seemed reliable and conscientious, I gave her two major leadership responsibilities.
Christianity Today (2000)
Then he asked for a leave of absence from his leadership responsibilities.
Christianity Today (2000)
He was entrusted with leadership responsibilities far before he felt able to shoulder them.
Christianity Today (2000)
legal responsibility
They have a legal responsibility for waste even after it has been passed on to private contractors.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Advice is offered without legal responsibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Schools have legal responsibilities for safeguarding the children in their care.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
managerial responsibility
He also has managerial responsibilities and training commitments.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Covering costs is surely a managerial responsibility.
MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES (1980)
Often he or she will have general managerial responsibilities beyond strictly financial issues.
Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
moral responsibility
Only when pressed further did some politicians accept collective moral responsibility.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
How much should moral responsibility impinge on free speech?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They have a moral responsibility to clean up the mess they have made.
The Sun (2009)
more responsibility
It is time parents were forced to take more responsibility.
The Sun (2008)
Are you ready to handle more responsibility?
The Sun (2015)
It has been about players' attitudes and them taking more personal responsibility on the field.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
overall responsibility
He accepted overall responsibility for the mistakes.
The Sun (2009)
The issue seems to have become stuck between two government departments with neither taking overall responsibility for a plan of action.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The owners ultimately have overall responsibility for how their dogs behave.
The Sun (2012)
parental responsibility
Parental responsibility belongs to parents, not their offspring.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They clearly require the consent of parents or those exercising parental responsibility before any medical intervention can take place.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is believed that it transfers yet more parental responsibility on to schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
place responsibility on
The ICC anti-doping code places responsibility on players for all medication.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Did the terrible grief of losing a child cause you to place too much responsibility on your daughter's young shoulders?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Sometimes he was criticised for placing too much responsibility on his partners.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
primary responsibility
Their primary responsibility involved the construction of a new chicken coop for the family's chickens.
Christianity Today (2000)
Although I do not have the primary responsibility of leadership, I still can have a significant amount of influence.
Christianity Today (2000)
I'm old-fashioned enough to think the primary responsibility of schools is to teach reading, writing, and arithmetic.
Christianity Today (2000)
responsibilities included
My responsibilities included supervising two clerical staff.
How to Face Interviews (1981)
Her responsibilities included purchasing food for school meetings, training sessions, and programs.
Christianity Today (2000)
My responsibilities included taking minutes of meetings, preparing drafts and handling queries from members.
How to Face Interviews (1981)
responsibility rests
Now that the venue has relented to official pressure and agreed to preventative measures with cones or tape, responsibility rests with the riders to count better and retain their concentration.
Times, Sunday Times
The responsibility rests on the attorney-general.
Times, Sunday Times
Responsibility rests with the umpires to ensure that batsmen and wicketkeepers are broke the story wearing helmets, but not to check they conform to the guidelines.
Times, Sunday Times
For that, responsibility rests with ministers.
Times, Sunday Times
The responsibility rests with the politicians.
Times, Sunday Times
retain responsibility
Head teachers should retain responsibility for any pupils they exclude, either formally or informally - including having their grades included in their average.
Times, Sunday Times
Heads should retain responsibility for any pupils they exclude - with their exam grades included in their school's average - a policy drawn up by the coalition but never implemented.
Times, Sunday Times
The junior of the two would serve as the flag captain and retain responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the vessel.
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The sheriff retains responsibility for enforcement of court judgments and the administration of jury service.
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The military services retained responsibility for contracts covering shipbuilding and ammunition plants.
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rights and responsibilities
Membership of a group of companies was undoubtedly a significant relationship in terms of law: it carried with it many legal rights and responsibilities.
Times, Sunday Times
They can issue shares, selling ownership rights and responsibilities in exchange for the cash raised.
Times, Sunday Times
The document sets out the rights and responsibilities of patients and those who treat them.
Times, Sunday Times
Rights and responsibilities will not be simple catch phrases.
Times, Sunday Times
Although you do not buy the property outright, you have the rights and responsibilities of a homeowner.
Times, Sunday Times
sense of responsibility
But the burning, wake-you-up-in-the-night sense of responsibility never fades.
Times, Sunday Times
I feel a burden, a sense of responsibility to act.
Times, Sunday Times
But you should have a sense of responsibility.
Times, Sunday Times
The supermarkets would be wise to show a greater sense of responsibility about buying locally before the wind changes.
Times, Sunday Times
But millions also have no sense of responsibility or respect for authority.
The Sun
share the responsibility
Eighteen per cent of couples said that they shared the responsibility of childcare.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We have a shared responsibility for tackling these problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It will require common effort, shared responsibility and bold, persistent experimentation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
shared responsibility
It was a moment we'd prepared for together, committed to a sense of shared responsibility from thereon in.
Times,Sunday Times
Whatever their motives, the non-voters bear a shared responsibility for the results.
Times,Sunday Times
Since the team's performance didn't hinge on any one person, we could take chances on giving newcomers limited amounts of shared responsibility as on-the-job training.
Christianity Today
It would also enable you to appear to have a physical presence, but to do so with shared responsibility for its success.
Times, Sunday Times
He has established a college of senior players and instilled a culture of shared responsibility.
Times, Sunday Times
shift responsibility
They see it as victimisation, often by organisations that want to shift responsibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Certain individuals are eager to shift the responsibility for dilemmas elsewhere.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The point of this system is that it shifts the responsibility where it belongs: on the individuals dishing out the abuse.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
shirk responsibility
Most of them have deeply ingrained tendencies to procrastinate, shirk responsibility, blame others, and depend on alcohol or tobacco for handling pressure.
Christianity Today
They shirk responsibility and sabotage others.
Times, Sunday Times
Those hoping to shirk responsibility by not formalising a relationship will find themselves just as liable when that relationship ends.
Times, Sunday Times
Usually, however, he finds a way to preserve his positive image of himself and to shirk responsibility for others.
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He never shirks responsibility, never moans and when the chips are down and the odds stacked against him, he adopts a 'chin up' mentality.
Times, Sunday Times
shoulder responsibility
He is the man who should be shouldering the responsibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is up to the team, they must shoulder responsibility.
The Sun (2009)
We shoulder that responsibility and there are no excuses now.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
sole responsibility
She has sole responsibility for hiring and firing their staff.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The sole responsibility for this lies with the politicians.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I was effectively a single parent, my children were my sole responsibility.
Mothers who Leave (1994)
statutory responsibility
The unique thing about the unit is that while we have a statutory responsibility to advise the government, we are entirely independent.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He thinks statutory responsibility for reducing beach litter should be given to a body such as the new Marine Management Organisation.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We want to keep the momentum going, and we have the statutory responsibility to see it through.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
take responsibility
Managers should take more responsibility for their actions.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We all need to take responsibility for that.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The biggest boy took the responsibility of answering for us all.
Christianity Today (2000)
teaching responsibility
The practices and procedures for discipline, tardiness, and truancy are aimed at teaching responsibility and building positive self-esteem.
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Part of this training includes a small percentage of the resident's compensation which must be paid as rent, teaching responsibility, typically $25.00 or less.
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This will not raise standards, but will 'simply distract teachers from their teaching responsibilities'.
Times, Sunday Times
He worked on university committee after committee while holding many teaching responsibilities.
Globe and Mail
He resigned as president after a serious illness in 1961, but continued his teaching responsibilities.
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total responsibility
He'll take total responsibility for running the show against Wales.
Times, Sunday Times (2019)
He assumed total responsibility for the incident.
The Sun (2009)
'They are given total responsibility for the quality of the people who work in the store and what they do.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
transfer responsibility
The government transferred responsibility for higher education to the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
The change, which is already being implemented, transfers responsibility for opening and closing doors from conductors to drivers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
All Nato operations would finish by the end of 2014, with responsibility transferred to Afghan forces.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
ultimate responsibility
But the ultimate responsibility lies with the consumer.
Times, Sunday Times
The ultimate responsibility for patient care should rest with the senior medical and clinical nursing staff.
Times, Sunday Times
He has granted us responsibility as stewards of riches and relationships, but he has not given us the ultimate responsibility that belongs only to him.
Christianity Today
But it would distract attention from those who should really bear the ultimate responsibility for controlling pay — the shareholders.
Times, Sunday Times
The authorities, though, still have few doubts about the ultimate responsibility.
Times,Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 责任
Japanese: 責任
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