RESPONSIBLE1 when it is someone's job or duty to do something2 something that is your job or your duty to do3 to agree to be responsible for something4 to give the responsibility for doing something to another personRELATED WORDSwhen someone is responsible for something bad happening 某人应对发生的坏事负责FAULTto be in charge of a company or group of people 主管一家公司或一群人IN CHARGE OF1 when it is someone's job or duty to do something 做某事是某人的工作或职责be responsible for/have responsibility for /biː rɪˈspɒnsbəl fəʳ something ǁ-ˈspɑːn, hæv rɪˌspɒnsˈbɪlti fəʳ something ǁ-ˌspɑːn-/ [verb phrase]if you are responsible for orhave responsibility for doing something, it is your job or your moral or legal duty to do it 对…负有责任，有责任做… The CEO is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the company. 行政总裁负责公司的日常运作。 Why is it in our society that women are primarily responsible for raising children? 为什么在我们的社会中，养育子女的职责主要由女性来承担？ The Navy has responsibility for the defense of the island. 海军负责守卫这小岛。 The health minister has overall responsibility for Britain's hospitals. 卫生部长对英国的医院全面负责。be up to /biː ˈʌp tuː/ [verb phrase]if somethingis up to you, you are the person who is supposed to do it 由〔某人〕负责 She's done her part of the job. The rest is up to Phillip. 她已经干完了自己那部分的工作，其他的由菲利普负责。it is up to somebody to do something It is up to the teacher to keep the class quiet and working hard. 让学生保持安静并勤奋学习，这是老师的责任。be in charge of /biː ɪn ˈtʃɑːʳdʒ ɒv/ [verb phrase]to be the person who controls something and is responsible for it 主管，负责 Who's in charge of the club's finances? 谁主管俱乐部的财务? The UN officer is in charge of coordinating all refugee programs in the region. 这位联合国官员负责协调这地区的所有安排难民的计划。 The agency in charge of enforcing Mexico's gun laws declined requests for an interview. 负责执行墨西哥州枪支管理法的部门拒绝接受采访。take care of/look afterBritish /ˌteɪk ˈkeər ɒv, ˌlʊk ˈɑːftəʳǁ-ˈæf-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to be responsible for a particular part or area of an organization, process, system etc 负责，处理 My assistant takes care of all the travel arrangements - you'll have to ask him. 我的助手负责所有的旅行事宜，请问他吧。 Sally looks after the accounts, and I'm in charge of the building itself. 萨莉负责账目，我管建筑项目。the onus is on somebody /ði ˈəʊnəs ɪz ɒn somebody/ifthe onus is on someone to do something important or to make sure that something important is done, it is their responsibility to do it, without waiting to be helped or told to do it 责任在某人身上 The onus of restarting the economy is on the government. 重振经济责任在政府。the onus is on sb to do something The onus is on the taxpayer to make sure they pay enough tax. 纳税人有责任保证把税交足。 At university the onus is on you to work hard - no one is going to force you. 在大学里用功学习是你的责任—没有人会强迫你。2 something that is your job or your duty to do 做某事是你的工作或职责responsibility /rɪˌspɒnsɪˈbɪləti, rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlətiǁrɪˌspɑːn-/ [countable noun]something that you have to do because it is your job or your duty, for example dealing with something or looking after someone 职责，责任 The house is my responsibility, and I can't just let it fall apart. 我有责任照看这房子，不能就看着它坍塌。 Having children is a big responsibility and I'm not sure I'm ready for that yet. 有子女可是个重大的责任，我不知道是否已准备好去承担它。responsibility to do something It is a manager's responsibility to set clear expectations for his or her employees. 给手下的员工制订出明确的工作目标是经理的职责。take on a responsibilityaccept a responsibility 承担责任 I have a bad habit of taking on more responsibilities than I can handle. 我有个坏习惯，就是喜欢承担超出自己能力的责任。somebody's job /somebodyˈs ˈdʒɒbǁ-ˈdʒɑːb/ [noun phrase]spokensomething that someone is responsible for doing 【口】是某人的职责〔工作 I'm not doing the shopping - that's your job. 我才不去买东西呢—那是你的事。 Agency employees must enforce regulations once they're approved. That's their job. 法规一旦通过，行政部门的工作人员就必须负责其实施，那是他们的职责。it's somebody's job to do something It's my job to make sure all the guests are comfortable. 使所有的客人感到舒适是我的责任。somebody's duty /somebodyˈs ˈdjuːtiǁ-ˈduː-/ [noun phrase]something that someone is officially, morally, or legally responsible for doing 是某人的职责〔指正式的、道德上的或法律上的责任〕 I don't give out parking tickets because I like to - it's my duty. 我可不是为自己高兴就开出停车罚款单的—这是我的职责。it is somebody's duty to do something I think it's your duty to tell her what you know. 我觉得你有责任把知道的情况告诉她。 My duty as a police officer is to find out the facts and communicate them to the proper people. 身为警察，我的职责是找出事实真相，并与相关人员联系。do your duty As the families wept openly, the prosecutor urged the jury to do its duty and convict Ballenger. 家属当众哭起来，控方律师强烈要求陪审团尽本分判巴伦杰有罪。burden /ˈbɜːʳdn/ [countable noun]something difficult or worrying that you are responsible for 重担，负担 Running the business on my own can be a burden at times. 自己做生意有时也是一个负担。burden of doing something The minister has the burden of explaining why he must raise taxes. 部长有责任对为何增税作出解释。heavy burdena very difficult burden 沉重的负担 She has three children and heavy financial burdens at home. 她有三个孩子，家里经济负担很重。carry a burdenhave that responsibility 承担责任 Carrying the burdens of leadership is never an easy task. 挑起领导担子绝不是件容易的事。3 to agree to be responsible for something 同意对某事负责take on /ˌteɪk ˈɒn/ [transitive phrasal verb]to agree to be responsible for something, especially something that will make you have a lot of work or pressure 承担，同意负责〔尤需要大量工作或有沉重压力的事take something on I'm very busy. I'm afraid I can't take anything else on at the moment. 我很忙，恐怕这阵子不能负责其他事了。take on something Alice always seems willing to take on extra work without complaining. 艾丽丝好像总是愿意毫无怨言地承担额外的工作。assume responsibility for /əˌsjuːm rɪˌspɒnsˈbɪlti fɔːʳǁ əˌsuːm rɪˌspɑːn-/ [verb phrase]formalto take responsibility for something that must be done 【正式】承担…的责任 The ship's owner has assumed responsibility for cleaning up the oil spill. 船主承担了清除溢油的责任。 It was natural for Richard, as elder son, to assume responsibility for the family. 作为长子，理查德自然担起了家庭的责任。shoulder /ˈʃəʊldəʳ/ [transitive verb]to agree to take responsibility for something that will be difficult to deal with 承担〔难以处理的事〕shoulder responsibility/debts/the cost/burdens The burden of supporting the poor is shouldered mainly by charities. 资助穷人的重担主要由慈善机构来承担。 The company is unwilling to shoulder the cost of installing a daycare center. 公司不愿负担设立日托中心的费用。4 to give the responsibility for doing something to another person 给予别人做某事的责任make somebody responsible for /ˌmeɪk somebody rɪˈspɒnsbəl fɔːʳǁ-ˈspɑːn-/ [verb phrase] The law makes the government responsible for clean up of the waste at these sites. 法律规定政府有责任清理这些地方的废弃物。 Our department has been made responsible for all areas of training. 我们部门负责全方位的训练工作。 The best way of ensuring that the chores are done is by making each child responsible for a different one. 保证完成家务的最好办法是让孩子们每人负责一件事。put somebody in charge /ˌpʊt somebody ɪn ˈtʃɑːʳdʒ/ [verb phrase]to give someone the responsibility of doing something or of making sure that it is done 让某人全权负责〔做某事〕 The boss is going to be out of the office next week, and he's putting me in charge. 下周老板不在办公室，他让我全权负责。put sb in charge of Who have they put in charge of the investigation? 他们派谁去负责这项调查？ He had done rather well in the job and had been put in charge of a whole chain of stores. 他工作干得不错，被安排主管整个连锁店。delegate /ˈdelɪgeɪt, ˈdeləgeɪt/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to make someone you work with, especially someone in a lower position than you, responsible for a job or duty, so that you do not have to do it yourself 委派；把…委托给〔别人，尤指职位较低的人〕 New managers often find it difficult to delegate. 新上任的经理经常觉得委派人做事很难。 If you're so busy, why don't you delegate some of your work? 如果你这么忙，那为什么不派点工作让别人做？pass the buck /ˌpɑːs ðə ˈbʌkǁˌpæs-/ [verb phrase]to try not to accept responsibility for a problem or a mistake that you have made, by saying that it was someone else's fault 推卸责任 It's easy to pass the buck and blame someone else for your failure. 推卸责任，把自己的失败归咎于他人是很容易的。 Diplomats say NATO is clearly at fault, and that officials there are trying to pass the buck. 外交官说北约组织显然犯了错，北约的官员是在试图推卸责任。leave something with /ˈliːv something wɪð/ [transitive phrasal verb]Britishto make someone responsible for something that you cannot do or do not have time to do 【英】把某事交给〔某人，指自己不能做或没有时间做的事〕 I didn't have time to do the accounts so I left them with Sophie. 我没有时间做账，所以就交给索菲了。 Can we leave all this with you? It's just too complicated for us to understand. 我们把这全交给你行吗？太复杂了，我们理解不了。leave it to /ˈliːv ɪt tuː/ [verb phrase]to make someone responsible for doing something, especially something that has already been started 把它交给〔某人，尤指已开始做的事〕 Leave it to me. I'll find you a place to stay. 交给我来安排吧，我会给你找个住的地方。leave it to somebody to do something Can I leave it to you to sort out the details of the conference? 我把会议的详细内容交给你整理好吗? The proposal leaves it to local communities to enforce the law. 此项提议要交给地方委员会来执法。entrust /ɪnˈtrʌst/ [transitive verb]formalto give someone the responsibility of doing something important, especially because you believe they will do it well and honestly 【正式】委托，交托〔重要事情给某人，尤因你相信他们会做得好和诚实地做〕entrust somebody/something to somebody I foolishly entrusted the task of collecting the money to Ron. 我愚蠢地把收钱的事交托给罗恩去做了。entrust somebody with something Managers show respect for employees by entrusting them with important decisions. 经理把重要决定交由员工来作，以此显示出对员工的尊重。entrust somebody/something to the care of somebody As a child Bertrand was entrusted to the care of nuns at a local convent. 伯特兰小时候被托给当地修道院的修女来照料。