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单词 responsible
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responsible

adjective
 OPAL W
/rɪˈspɒnsəbl/
/rɪˈspɑːnsəbl/
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    having job/duty

  1.  
    having the job or duty of doing something or taking care of somebody/something, so that you may be blamed if something goes wrong
    • responsible for doing something Mike is responsible for designing the entire project.
    • responsible for somebody/something Even where parents no longer live together, they each continue to be responsible for their children.
    • The management team is directly responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company.
    • I'd like to talk to whoever is responsible here.
    Extra Examples
    • All members of the Cabinet are collectively responsible for decisions taken.
    • Both parents are equally responsible for raising the children.
    • I am making you responsible for the cooking.
    • I'm leaving you responsible for Juliet's protection.
    • The board is ultimately responsible for policy decisions.
    • The company could not indicate a person even nominally responsible for staff training.
    • They're responsible for cleaning the engine.
    • Thompson is directly responsible for all aspects of the business unit.
    • We are all equally responsible for its success.
    • if you're solely responsible for your family's welfare
    • the person nominally responsible for staff training
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • remain
    adverb
    • completely
    • entirely
    • fully
    preposition
    • for
    See full entry
  2. causing something

  3.  
    being able to be blamed for something
    • responsible for something Who's responsible for this mess?
    • He is mentally ill and cannot be held responsible for his actions.
    • We will ensure that anyone found responsible for the accident is held accountable.
    • Everything will be done to bring those responsible to justice.
    • You mustn't feel responsible in any way.
    Extra Examples
    • Did he think her somehow responsible for Eddie's death?
    • He was almost single-handedly responsible for the flourishing drug trade in the town.
    • She was very distressed at the time and cannot be held responsible for her actions.
    • I believe the press to be partly responsible for the recent rise in racist attacks.
    • Who was responsible for the mistake?
    • They held him responsible for the failure of the policy.
    • The commander was personally responsible for ordering the attack on the village.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • seem
    adverb
    • completely
    • entirely
    • fully
    preposition
    • for
    See full entry
  4.  
    being the cause of something
    • responsible for something Cigarette smoking is responsible for about 90 per cent of deaths from lung cancer.
    • He believes that man-made carbon dioxide is directly responsible for global warming.
    • Hormonal changes may be partly responsible for these mood swings.
    Extra Examples
    • It's been one of the factors chiefly responsible for improved public health.
    • No single pathogen seems wholly responsible for the disease.
    • An investigation into the contamination of the water supply revealed that fracking was responsible.
    Topics Change, cause and effectb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • seem
    adverb
    • completely
    • entirely
    • fully
    preposition
    • for
    See full entry
  5. reliable

  6.  
    (of people, organizations or their actions or behaviour) that you can trust and rely on synonym conscientious
    • The child should be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult.
    • We need to teach our children to act as responsible citizens.
    • the importance of using medicines in a responsible manner
    • Clare has a mature and responsible attitude to work.
    • The firm specializes in socially responsible investments.
    • responsible with something They are not very responsible with money.
    opposite irresponsible
    Extra Examples
    • Resources must be allocated in a morally responsible way.
    • In California you have to be 21 to be considered responsible enough to drink.
    • their efforts to make the industry more responsible and responsive to concerns
    • The organization needs to become more environmentally responsible.
    Topics Personal qualitiesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • with
    See full entry
  7. job

  8.  
    [usually before noun] needing somebody who can be trusted and relied on; involving important duties
    • a responsible position
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • remain
    adverb
    • completely
    • entirely
    • fully
    preposition
    • for
    See full entry
  9. to somebody in authority

  10. responsible to somebody/something having to report to somebody/something with authority or in a higher position and explain to them what you have done
    • The Council of Ministers is responsible to the Assembly.
    Extra Examples
    • a complex web of party bodies ultimately responsible to the Central Committee
    • The prime minister is directly responsible to Parliament.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • directly
    • ultimately
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
  11. Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘answering to, corresponding’): from obsolete French responsible, from Latin respons- ‘answered, offered in return’, from the verb respondere, from re- ‘again’ + spondere ‘to pledge’.
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