shoulders

英 [ˈʃəʊldəz] 美 [ˈʃoʊldərz]

n.  肩; 肩膀; 肩胛; …肩膀的; (衣服的)肩部
v.  承担; 担负; 挤; 闯; (用肩膀)推开,顶开
shoulder的第三人称单数和复数



柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 肩;肩膀;肩胛
    Your shoulders are between your neck and the tops of your arms.
    1. 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。
    2. He glanced over his shoulder and saw me watching him.
      他扭头瞥了一眼,看见我正看他。
  2. N-COUNT (衣服的)肩部
    The shoulders of a piece of clothing are the parts that cover your shoulders.
    1. ...extravagant fashions with padded shoulders.
      带垫肩的华丽时装
  3. N-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 .
    1. No one suspected the anguish he carried on his shoulders...
      没人觉察出他所承担的痛苦。
    2. 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。
  4. VERB 承担;担负;肩负
    If you shoulder the responsibility or the blame for something, you accept it.
    1. 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。
    2. Some of the blame for the disastrous night must be shouldered by the promoters.
      筹办方必须为那个灾难性的夜晚承担一部分责任。
  5. VERB 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.
    1. 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,咬着牙出发了。
    2. He shouldered his bike and walked across the finish line.
      他扛着自行车走过了终点线。
  6. VERB 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.
    1. The policemen rushed past him, shouldering him aside...
      警察从他身边匆匆而过,把他挤到一边。
    2. She could do nothing to stop him as he shouldered his way into the house...
      他使劲往屋子里挤,她根本没法儿阻止他。
    3. He shouldered past Harlech and opened the door.
      他从哈莱克身边挤过去,打开了门。
  7. N-VAR (动物的)前腿连肩肉,前胛肉
    A shoulder is a joint of meat from the upper part of the front leg of an animal.
    1. ...shoulder of lamb.
      小羊的前腿连肩肉
  8. See also: cold-shoulder hard shoulder
  9. PHRASE 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.
    1. Mrs Barrantes longs to be at her daughter's side to offer her a shoulder to cry on...
      巴兰特斯夫人很希望能在女儿身边听她倾诉。
    2. Roland sometimes saw me as a shoulder to cry on.
      罗兰有时把我看作是一个可以倾诉的对象。
  10. PHRASE 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
  11. 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.
    1. 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。
  12. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. We went on board and saw these people packed shoulder to shoulder on the decks.
      我们上了船,看见这些人在甲板上肩挨着肩挤在一起。
  13. PHRASE 同心协力地
    If people work or stand shoulder to shoulder, they work together in order to achieve something, or support each other.
    1. They could fight shoulder-to-shoulder against a common enemy...
      他们可以同心协力,对抗共同的敌人。
    2. We will need you and the chairman standing shoulder to shoulder on basic positions.
      我们需要你和主席在一些基本立场上共同进退。
  14. a chip on one's shoulder → see: chip

双语例句

  1. Acupressure is used to release tension spots in the shoulders and neck.
    指压按摩用于缓解肩部和颈部的紧张。
  2. Today she wore her hair down around her shoulders.
    今天她的头发披在肩上。
  3. Will put his arm around her shoulders and drew her aside.
    威尔一只胳膊搂着她的肩膀,把她拉到了一边。
  4. Men began to belabour his shoulders, his head, his arms with sticks.
    暴徒开始用棍棒猛打他的肩、头和胳膊。
  5. She could see the muscles of his shoulders beneath his T-shirt
    她可以看到他T恤衫下的肩部肌肉。
  6. He walked aimlessly along street after street, head down and shoulders bowed.
    他低着头、垂着肩,漫无目的地走过一条条街道。
  7. He braced his shoulders as the snow slashed across his face.
    雪花如刀割般刮在他的脸上,他绷紧了双肩。
  8. His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow
    他细腰宽肩膀。
  9. They cross their fingers and spit over their shoulders as charms against the evil eye.
    他们手指交叉,向身后吐口水,作为抵抗邪眼的魔法。
  10. Natasha took the coat and draped it over her shoulders
    娜塔莎拿起外套披在肩上。
  11. He put his arm around Caroline's shoulders and drew her close to him
    他一只手臂搂住卡罗琳的肩膀,将她拉近自己。
  12. Her shoulders were graced with mink and her fingers sparkled with diamonds.
    肩上披着的貂皮衬托得她更加优雅,手上的钻戒则光彩夺目。
  13. She was standing by the door, her blue robe hanging from her shoulders.
    她站在门边,蓝色的袍子从肩上披垂下来。
  14. Despite her aching shoulders, Nancy held on.
    南希紧抓不放,不顾双肩疼痛。
  15. She went to Cambridge and rubbed shoulders with the likes of George Bernard Shaw.
    她去了剑桥,交往的都是像萧伯纳这样的人物。
  16. She was still in her nightdress, with her hair hanging loose over her shoulders.
    她还穿着睡衣,头发披散至肩。
  17. Her hair had loosened and was tangled around her shoulders.
    她的头发打了开来,散乱地披在肩上。
  18. His suit had shoulders that made him look lopsided.
    他那套西服的两肩不平,让他整个人看起来一边高一边低。
  19. When I get off air around 2am my neck and shoulders are locked with tension
    我凌晨两点结束广播时脖子与肩膀绷得紧紧的。
  20. He regularly rubbed shoulders with the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Kylie Minogue.
    他经常与伊丽莎白·泰勒和凯莉·米洛这样的人接触。
  21. Matt looked at Hugh and saw the stubbornness in the set of his shoulders
    马特看着休,从他坚挺的肩膀中看出了他的倔强。
  22. No one suspected the anguish he carried on his shoulders
    没人觉察出他所承担的痛苦。
  23. 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。
  24. 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。
  25. 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。
  26. The man shrugged his shoulders.
    那男子耸了耸肩。
  27. She threw her arms around his shoulders
    她一把搂住他的肩膀。
  28. Her braids hung down on her shoulders.
    她的辫子下垂到肩头。
  29. His shoulders drooped.
    他耷拉着肩膀。
  30. The responsibility naturally fell on our shoulders.
    责任自然地落到了我们肩上。