n.肩膀；肩部
v.承担；扛；肩负；(用肩)推挤
The bullet wounded his shoulder. 子弹打伤了他的肩膀。
Her hand rested lightly upon his shoulder. 她的手轻轻地搭在他的肩膀上。
The bullet went clean through his shoulder. 子弹穿透他的肩膀。
We walked in the street shoulder to shoulder. 我们肩并肩走在街上。
Her hair falls over her shoulder. 她的头发垂肩。
用作动词 (v.)The manager was ready to shoulder the blame. 经理愿意承担过失。
You don't need to shoulder the blame for this failure. 你无须对这次失败承担责任。
The soldiers shouldered their kit and moved on. 士兵们背起行装，继续前进。
Each young person must shoulder his responsibility. 每个青年都要担负他自己的责任。
Jack shoulder his way through the crowd. 杰克用肩从人群中挤过去了。
shoulder的基本意思是“肩,肩膀,肩胛”,指胳膊、前腿或翅膀与身体相连接的部位或两肩之间的部位,也可指“衣服的肩部”或“形状、部位似肩的部分”,是可数名词。
shoulder也可指牲畜的“前腿肉”,可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词。
shoulder的复数形式shoulders可作“背的上部”解,即两肩之间的部位,用于比喻,可表示“有责任或须承担责任的人”。
v.(动词)shoulder用作动词的意思是“扛,担,挑,掮”,指把某物放在肩上,也可表示“用肩顶某人〔物〕”,引申可作“承担”解。
shoulder是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
