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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

shoulder ['ʃəuldər]
  1. 1. noun [c] 肩膀
  2. 2. vt. [+responsibility] [ blame] 承担
    to look over one's shoulder
    焦虑不安
    to rub shoulders with sb
    某人交往
    to work shoulder to shoulder
    齐心协力工作
    we will stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies
    我们将与我们同盟并肩协力

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

shoulder [ˈʃəʊldər]
  1. 1. n.[c] 肩,肩膀
    He deliberately ran against her, knocking her shoulder.
    故意撞她,撞击她的肩膀
  2. 2. n.[c/u] 前腿肉
    A shoulder of lamb is half the price of a leg of lamb and is just as tasty.
    羊的前腿价格是大腿肉的一半肉质一样鲜美
  3. 3. n.[c] 肩关节
    She has undergone surgery on the shoulder she dislocated in the final.
    决赛中她肩膀脱臼为此她做了一个手术
  4. 4. n.[c] 衣服的)肩部
  5. 5. n.[c] [American English] 路肩马路牙子
    The jacket has padded shoulders and is trimmed with feathers.
    夹克软垫的衣肩,并镶着羽毛
    The car pulled off onto the shoulder.
    那辆车一下冲到了路边上。
  6. 6. vt. 挑起,用肩扛起;肩负
    I said I'd see her after the weekend and shouldered my bag to go.
    我说我会在周末过后看她一次然后扛包走人
  7. 7. verb 用肩推
    A teenager girl shouldered me out of her way.
    一位少女用肩撞开了我。
    He shouldered his way into the crowd.
    使劲挤到人群中。
  8. 8. vt. 承担担负
    Mr Taylor must shoulder much of the blame.
    泰勒先生必须承担很多指责

Collins English-English Dictionary

shoulder ['ʃəυldə]
  1. 1. n the part of the vertebrate body where the arm or a corresponding forelimb joins the trunk: the pectoral girdle and associated structures
  2. 2. n the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
  3. 3. n a cut of meat including the upper part of the foreleg
  4. 4. n [printing] the flat surface of a piece of type from which the face rises
  5. 5. n [tanning] the portion of a hide covering the shoulders and neck of the animal, usually including the cheeks
  6. 6. n the part of a garment that covers the shoulder
  7. 7. n anything that resembles a shoulder in shape or position
  8. 8. n the strip of unpaved land that borders a road
  9. 9. n [Engineering] a substantial projection or abrupt change in shape or diameter designed to withstand thrust
  10. 10. n [photog] the portion of the characteristic curve of a photographic material indicating the maximum density that can be produced on the material
  11. 11. n [jewellery] the part of a ring where the shank joins the setting
  12. 12. n See rub
  13. 13. vt. [tr] to bear or carry (a burden, responsibility, etc) as if on one's shoulders
  14. 14. vt. to push (something) with or as if with the shoulder
  15. 15. vt. [tr] to lift or carry on the shoulders
  16. 16. vt. [Etymology] Old English sculdor; related to Old High German sculterra

Examples

we will stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies
我们将与我们的同盟并肩协力
We jammed together, shoulder-to-shoulder, in the narrow confines.
在有限的空间里,我们紧紧挤在一起,肩并肩。
Working-class people need a party to stand shoulder to shoulder with them.
工人阶级需要一个和他们齐心协力的党。
the shoulder blade
肩胛骨
She is tall, slim, with black shoulder-length hair and big eyes.
她修长高挑,黑色长发及肩,还有一双大大的眼睛。
He touched my shoulder to get my attention.
他碰了一下我的肩膀以引起我的注意。

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