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responsibility
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  • [rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlətɪ]
  • Conjugation : pl  responsibilities
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

responsibility [rɪspɔnsɪ'bɪlɪtɪ]
  1. 1. noun [u] (liability) 责任
  2. 2. noun [s] (duty) 职责
  3. 3. noun [u] (obligation) 义务
  4. 4. n pl responsibilities 责任
    to take responsibility for sth/sb
    对某事/某人负责

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

responsibility [rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlətɪ]
  1. 1. n.[c] 义务,责任职责
    They ran the system with sense and responsibility.
    他们感觉责任运行系统
    It is a position of some honor but no great responsibility.
    这是个有点头衔职位但是不用付太大责任
    Every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.
    每一项权利包含责任;每一个机遇包含义务;每一种获得包含职责
  2. 2. n.[u] 本分责任范围
    He will have responsibility for the running of the office.
    他将掌管办公室运作
  3. 3. n.[u] 责任感;可信赖性
    He holds a position of great responsibility.
    他处在一个肩负重责职位上。

Collins English-English Dictionary

responsibility [rɪ"spɒnsə'bɪlɪtɪ]
  1. 1. n the state or position of being responsible
  2. 2. n a person or thing for which one is responsible
  3. 3. n the ability or authority to act or decide on one's own, without supervision

Examples

corporate responsibility
共同责任
In answer to your question all I can say is that we have no responsibility to that demand.
对于您的问题我能做的答复就是我们对此要求不负任何责任。
Responsibility lays with our company for the bungled trade mission.
生意搞砸了,责任在我们公司。
The responsibility for the company's bankruptcy lies just on its president.
这家公司破产,责任应该落在董事长一人身上。
Weapon fabricants carry responsibility over wars.
武器制造商应该对战争负责。
the assumption of total responsibility
承担全部责任

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