shoulder
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT Your shoulders are between your neck and the tops of your arms. 肩
She led him to an armchair, with her arm round his shoulder. 她把他領到扶手椅上，手臂摟住了他的肩膀。
2. N-PLURAL When you talk about someone's problems or responsibilities, you can say that they carry them on their shoulders. 承擔
No one suspected the anguish he carried on his shoulders. 沒有人懷疑他所承受的痛苦。
3. V-T If you shoulder the responsibility or the blame for something, you accept it. 肩負
He has had to shoulder the responsibility of his father's mistakes. 他不得不肩負起他父親所犯錯誤的責任。
4. V-T/V-I If you shoulder someone aside or if you shoulder your way somewhere, you push past people roughly using your shoulder. 用肩推; 用肩擠著走
The policemen rushed past him, shouldering him aside. 警察們從他身邊匆匆走過，用肩膀把他推到了一邊。
She could do nothing to stop him as he shouldered his way into the house. 儅他用肩推擠著進那房子時，她根本就阻止不了他。
5. N-VAR A shoulder is a cut of meat from the upper part of the front leg of an animal. 前腿肉
...shoulder of lamb. …羊的前腿肉。
6. N-COUNT On a busy road such as a motorway, the shoulder is the area at the side of the road where vehicles are allowed to stop in an emergency. (道路兩旁的) 緊急停車帶[美國英語]
7. PHRASE 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. 聆聽傾訴者
Mrs. Barrantes longs to be at her daughter's side to offer her a shoulder to cry on. 巴蘭茨夫人希望能在女兒身邊聽她的傾訴。
8. PHRASE 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. 遠遠 (勝過)
The two candidates stood head and shoulders above the rest. 這兩名候選人遠遠勝過其他人。
9. PHRASE If two or more people stand shoulder to shoulder, they are next to each other, with their shoulders touching. 肩竝肩地
They fell into step, walking shoulder to shoulder with their heads bent against the rain. 他們步伐一致，肩竝肩低著頭冒雨走著。
10. PHRASE If people work or stand shoulder to shoulder, they work together in order to achieve something, or support each other. 同心協力地
They could fight shoulder-to-shoulder against a common enemy. 他們能同心協力地抗擊一個共同的敵人。
11. to rub shoulders with→see rub
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shoulder /ˈʃəʊldə/ (shouldering,shouldered,shoulders)
剑桥词典
- He gave me a friendly clap on the shoulder and said, "Well done!"
- The bullet went clean through his shoulder.
- She cried out in pain as the bullet grazed her shoulder.
- She gave him a playful cuff on the shoulder.
- This exercise is designed to develop the shoulder and back muscles .
shoulder noun (BODY PART)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck that join the arms to the rest of the body
肩，肩膀，肩部
I rested my head on her shoulder. 我把頭靠在她的肩上。
Then she put her arm around my shoulder and gave me a kiss . 接著她用胳膊摟住我的肩，給了我一個吻。
She glanced nervously over her shoulder to make sure no one else was listening . 她不安地廻頭掃了一眼，以確認沒有人在聽。
shoulders [ 名詞的複數形式 ]
the top part of a person's back
雙肩；上背部
He was about six feet tall with broad shoulders. 他大約6英尺高，雙肩寬濶。
"I don't know what to do about it," said Martha, shrugging her shoulders. “我不知道該如何処理這件事，”瑪莎聳聳肩說道。
the parts of a piece of clothing that cover the wearer's shoulders
（衣服的）肩部
The shoulders look a little tight . Do you want to try a larger size ? 肩部看上去有點兒緊。你想試試尺寸大些的嗎？
a jacket with padded shoulders 有墊肩的夾尅
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]
the part of a bottle that curves out below its opening
瓶肩（瓶頸下麪擴大的部分）
例句
shoulder noun (RESPONSIBILITY)
sb's shouldersused to refer to the responsibility that someone has or feels for something
（責任在）…的肩上，…承擔
A huge burden was lifted from my shoulders (= I became much less worried ) when I told my parents about my problem . 我把自己的問題告訴父母後，感到如釋重負。
Responsibility for the dispute rests squarely on the shoulders of the president . 調解爭耑的責任完全落在了縂統的肩上。
shoulder noun (MEAT)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]a piece of meat that includes the upper part of an animal's front leg
（動物身上包括前腿上半部的）肩肘肉，前腿肉
I've bought a shoulder of lamb for Sunday lunch . 我買了塊羊肩肘肉，用來做星期天的午餐。
shoulder noun (ROAD SIDE)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 通常作爲單數使用的名詞 ] USan area along the side of a main road where cars can stop
路肩，（大路兩側的）緊急停車道
There were tire tracks left in the soft shoulder (= area of dirt or grass by the road ). 在軟路肩上有輪胎印子。
也見
hard shoulder
習語
a shoulder to cry onshoulder to shoulder
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