responsibility

noun

1. 责任；负责
   a duty to deal with or take care of sb/sth, so that you may be blamed if sth goes wrong
   1. We are recruiting a sales manager with responsibility for the European market.
      我们正在招聘负责欧洲市场的销售经理。
   2. They have responsibility for ensuring that the rules are enforced.
      他们有责任确保制度的执行。
   3. It is their responsibility to ensure that the rules are enforced.
      他们有责任确保制度的执行。
   4. to take/assume overall responsibility for personnel
      对人事全面负责
   5. parental rights and responsibilities
      父母的权利和义务
   6. I don't feel ready to take on new responsibilities .
      我不愿意承担新的责任。
   7. to be in a position of responsibility
      身居要位
   8. I did it on my own responsibility (= without being told to and being willing to take the blame if it had gone wrong) .
      我做的这件事，由我自己负责。
2. 事故责任
   blame for sth bad that has happened
   1. The bank refuses to accept responsibility for the mistake.
      银行拒绝为这一错误承担责任。
   2. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
      没有人声称对爆炸事件负责。
3. 职责；义务；任务
   a duty to help or take care of sb because of your job, position, etc.
   1. She feels a strong sense of responsibility towards her employees.
      她对雇员有很强的责任感。
   2. I think we have a moral responsibility to help these countries.
      我认为我们在道义上有责任帮助这些国家。

1. N-UNCOUNT 责任;义务
   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.
   1. Each manager had responsibility for just under 600 properties...
      每位经理负责将近600处房产。
   2. We need to take responsibility for looking after our own health...
      我们必须对自己的健康负责。
   3. 'She's not your responsibility,' he said gently.
      “她不归你负责，”他温和地说道。
2. N-UNCOUNT 责任;过失
   If you accept responsibility for something that has happened, you agree that you were to blame for it or you caused it.
   1. No one admitted responsibility for the attacks...
      没有人对这些袭击负责。
   2. Someone had to give orders and take responsibility for mistakes.
      必须得有人下令，并为错误负责。
3. N-PLURAL 职责;任务
   Your responsibilities are the duties that you have because of your job or position.
   1. He handled his responsibilities as a counselor in an intelligent and caring fashion.
      作为一名顾问他精明能干、热心周到。
   2. ...programmes to help employees balance work and family responsibilities.
      帮助雇员兼顾工作和家庭责任的项目
4. N-UNCOUNT 重任;职权
   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.
   1. She would have loved to have a better-paying job with more responsibility...
      她本想有一份报酬更高、职权更大的工作。
   2. Carrington held a position of responsibility within the government.
      卡林顿在政府机构身居要职。
5. N-SING （道义上的）责任，义务
   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.
   1. The court feels it has a responsibility to ensure that customers are not misled...
      法院认为它有责任确保消费者不受误导。
   2. As parents we have a responsibility to give our children a sense of belonging.
      作为父母，我们有责任给孩子一种归属感。
6. N-SING 对…的责任
   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.
   1. She had decided that as a doctor she had a responsibility to her fellow creatures.
      她已经决定，作为医生，她应该对自己的同胞负责。

1. If a woman makes a decision to have a child alone, she should bear that responsibility alone.
   如果一个女人决定独自抚养孩子，她就必须独自承担所有责任。
2. I wouldn't call it a burden; I call it a responsibility
   我不觉得这是负担；我觉得它是一种责任。
3. Occasionally I find the commitment and responsibility daunting.
   偶尔我会觉得这一承诺和责任让人望而却步。
4. The State fails to recognize the heavy responsibility that parents take on
   政府没有认识到家长所承担的重大责任。
5. Such arguments ignore the question of where ultimate responsibility lay.
   这些争论忽略了最终责任由谁来负的问题。
6. Responsibility and moderation were to be the keynotes of their foreign policy.
   责任和克制将是他们外交政策的核心。
7. Ellsworth was a martyr to his sense of honour and responsibility
   埃尔斯沃思深为自己的荣誉感和责任感所累。
8. I have a particular responsibility to ensure I make the right decision
   我肩负特殊责任，必须确保自己作出的决定是正确的。
9. We should teach the young by placing responsibility on them and by trusting them in real endeavors
   我们应该通过让年轻人承担责任、令他们进行真正的尝试来教育他们。
10. It was his responsibility for foreign affairs that gained him international prestige.
    他在负责处理外交事务的过程中赢得了国际声望。
11. The Act provides that only the parents of a child have a responsibility for that child's financial support.
    法令规定只有孩子的父母才有责任为孩子提供经济支持。
12. Social services also have responsibility for the regulation of nurseries
    社会福利部门也有责任对托儿所进行管理。
13. Each manager had responsibility for just under 600 properties
    每位经理负责将近600处房产。
14. We need to take responsibility for looking after our own health
    我们必须对自己的健康负责。
15. 'She's not your responsibility,' he said gently.
    “她不归你负责，”他温和地说道。
16. No one admitted responsibility for the attacks
    没有人对这些袭击负责。
17. Someone had to give orders and take responsibility for mistakes.
    必须得有人下令，并为错误负责。
18. He handled his responsibilities as a counselor in an intelligent and caring fashion.
    作为一名顾问他精明能干、热心周到。
19. She would have loved to have a better-paying job with more responsibility
    她本想有一份报酬更高、职权更大的工作。
20. Carrington held a position of responsibility within the government.
    卡林顿在政府机构身居要职。
21. The court feels it has a responsibility to ensure that customers are not misled
    法院认为它有责任确保消费者不受误导。
22. As parents we have a responsibility to give our children a sense of belonging.
    作为父母，我们有责任给孩子一种归属感。
23. She had decided that as a doctor she had a responsibility to her fellow creatures.
    她已经决定，作为医生，她应该对自己的同胞负责。
24. We in the Congress can't shirk our responsibility
    我们作为国会议员不能逃避责任。
25. He has had to shoulder the responsibility of his father's mistakes
    他得为他父亲的过错承担责任。
26. It is the responsibility of every government to uphold certain basic principles.
    各政府均有责任拥护某些基本原则。
27. If they arrive before I leave, well and good. If not, the responsibility will be mine
    如果他们在我离开之前到达，那自然很好。但如果不是的话，那责任就是我的了。
28. We of the leadership must accept responsibility for this mistake.
    这个错误由我们领导上负责。
29. I'm afraid I can't shoulder such a responsibility.
    我怕背不起这样的责任。
30. The responsibility naturally fell on our shoulders.
    责任自然地落到了我们肩上。

  obligation commitment duty function responsibility【导航词义：义务，责任】

  obligation n. 义务，责任

〔辨析〕指法规、合同等规定的该做或不该做的事，含强制之意；也指因诺言、誓言等而必须要做的事。

  commitment n. 承诺；承诺之事

〔辨析〕指会去做某事的保证或保证去做的事情。

  duty n. 责任，义务

〔辨析〕指在道义或法律上应尽的本分，强调自觉性；也指工作职责，此时通常用复数。

  function n. 职责，职能

〔辨析〕指某人的工作职责或某事物的职能或功用。

  responsibility n. 责任，义务

〔辨析〕指管控某人或某事物的责任、对不良事件所负的责任或工作职责，强调对他人的责任。

noun

1. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
   1. we must instill a sense of duty in our children
   2. every right implies a responsibilit

   Synonym:    dutyobligation

2. a form of trustworthiness
   1. he holds a position of great responsibility

   Synonym:    responsibleness

3. the proper sphere or extent of your activities
   1. it was his province to take care of himself

   Synonym:    province