单词 | shoulder |
释义 | noun | verb shouldershoulder1 /ˈʃoʊldɚ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1BODY PART [countable] one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck where the arm is connected: Ben put his arm around Kari’s shoulders. I rested my head on his shoulder. Tom is tall and strong with broad shoulders. When we asked Mike about it, he just shrugged his shoulders (=raised his shoulders to show that he did not know or care).look/glance over your shoulder I looked over my shoulder to see if anyone was following me.2CLOTHES [countable] the part of a piece of clothing that covers your shoulder: a jacket with padded shoulders3ROAD [countable usually singular] an area of ground beside a road where drivers can stop their cars if they are having trouble: I pulled onto the shoulder to check my brakes.4MEAT [countable, uncountable] the upper part of the front leg of an animal that is used for meat: pork shoulder5watch/look/read over somebody’s shoulder to stand behind someone and look at, read, etc. something in front of him or her, sometimes so that you can criticize it: I can’t work with you watching over my shoulder.6a shoulder to cry on someone who will listen to your problems and give you sympathy: If you ever need a shoulder to cry on, just call me.7stand/walk etc. shoulder to shoulder to stand, walk, etc. very close together in a row8shoulder to shoulder (with somebody) together, in order to achieve the same thing: They were working shoulder to shoulder with local residents.9on somebody’s shoulders if a difficult or unpleasant responsibility is on your shoulders, you are the person that has that responsibility: The blame rests squarely on Jim’s shoulders.[Origin: Old English sculdor] → see also have a chip on your shoulder at chip1 (5), give somebody/something the cold shoulder at cold1 (8), head and shoulders above the rest/others at head1 (42), look over your shoulder at look1 (4), rub shoulders with somebody at rub1 (4), -shouldered noun | verb shouldershoulder2 verb 1[transitive] shoulder a responsibility/duty/cost etc. to accept a difficult or unpleasant responsibility, duty, etc.: Most of the cost was shouldered by private corporations.2[transitive] to lift something onto your shoulder to carry it3shoulder your way through/into etc. something to move through a large crowd of people by pushing with your shoulder: She shouldered her way through the onlookers. |
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