responsibility
US: /ɹiˌspɑnsəˈbɪɫəti/
UK: /ɹɪspˌɒnsəbˈɪlɪti/
UK: /ɹɪspˌɒnsəbˈɪlɪti/
English Vietnamese dictionary
responsibility /ris,pɔnsə'biliti/
- danh từ
- trách nhiệm
- to bear the full responsibility for one's act: chịu hoàn toàn trách nhiệm về hành động của mình
- to take the responsibility: nhận trách nhiệm (làm gì)
- to deline all responsibilities: không nhận trách nhiệm
- to do something on one's own responsibility: tự ý làm và chịu trách nhiệm về việc gì
- gánh trách nhiệm; cái phải gánh vác
- a family is a great responsibility: gia đình là một trách nhiệm lớn
- trách nhiệm
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun (plural responsibilities)
1 [U, C] ~ (for sth / for doing sth)
~ (to do sth) a duty to deal with or take care of sb/sth, so that you may be blamed if sth goes wrong: We are recruiting a sales manager with responsibility for the European market. + They have responsibility for ensuring that the rules are enforced. + It is their responsibility to ensure that the rules are enforced. + to take / assume overall responsibility for personnel + parental rights and responsibilities + I don't feel ready to take on new responsibilities. + to be in a position of responsibility + I did it on my own responsibility (= without being told to and being willing to take the blame if it had gone wrong). + The responsibility for doing this rests with the department managers.
2 [U] ~ (for sth) blame for sth bad that has happened: The bank refuses to accept responsibility for the mistake. + Nobody has claimed responsibility for the bombing. + We must all bear some responsibility for what happened.
See also -
3 [U, C] ~ (to / towards sb)
~ (to do sth) a duty to help or take care of sb because of your job, position, etc: She feels a strong sense of responsibility towards her employees. + I think we have a moral responsibility to help these countries.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 accountability, liability, chargeability, answerability, obligation:
Responsibility is one of the burdens a parent must undertake.
2 charge, duty, onus, burden, trust, job, role, task:
Has Ted taken on more responsibilities than he can handle? It is your responsibility to see that the children are awakened in time for school
3 blame, guilt, fault, culpability:
Professor Davies assumed full responsibility for the failure of the experiment
4 dependability, reliability, trustworthiness, stability, accountability, creditability:
Before accommodating you with a loan, Mr Stokes, we must confirm your financial responsibility.
Collocation dictionary
1 being responsible
ADJ.
full, total | awesome, great, heavy, weighty
It is a great responsibility looking after other people's children.
| direct | overall | primary | ultimate
Ultimate responsibility rests with the prime minister.
| special | diminished
He was found not guilty of murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
| sole | collective, joint, shared | individual, personal | ministerial, parental | financial, legal, moral, social
VERB + RESPONSIBILITY
have
She has responsibility for public transport.
| accept, assume, bear, shoulder, take (on/over)
The bank refuses to accept responsibility for the mistake. Will you take responsibility for arranging the food?
| share | lay, place
The government of the time placed responsibility for the poor on the Church.
| delegate, devolve, hand over
devolving responsibility downwards so decisions are taken nearer to the people they will affect
| abdicate, evade, shirk, shift
to shift legal responsibility for the correct labelling of goods onto the shopkeeper
| admit, claim
No organization has yet claimed responsibility for the bomb attack.
| deny, disclaim, duck
Ducking responsibility is fatal in a democracy.
| allocate, assign (sb), give sb | attribute
He attributed responsibility for the killing to the secret service.
| burden sb with | absolve sb from/of
RESPONSIBILITY + VERB
fall on sb, lie/rest with sb
PREP.
~ for
Full responsibility for the fiasco lies with the PR department.
| ~ towards
He feels a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.
PHRASES
the age of criminal responsibility, the burden of responsibility
The school governors carry a special burden of responsibility.
| do sth on your own responsibility
(= without being told to and being willing to take the blame if it goes wrong),
a position of responsibility, a sense of responsibility
2 job/duty
ADJ.
heavy, onerous | additional, increased | altered | caring, departmental, domestic, family, financial, managerial, ministerial, parental, professional, teaching | contractual, statutory | particular, special
VERB + RESPONSIBILITY
have | carry out, discharge, fulfil | accept, face up to, take on, undertake
He seems unwilling to face up to his responsibilities as a father. I don't feel ready to take on new responsibilities.
| delegate | avoid, evade, shirk | relieve sb of
PREP.
~ for
The heads of school departments have particular responsibilities for the curriculum.
| ~ to/towards
The club has a responsibility to its members.
PHRASES
duties and responsibilities, rights and responsibilities
parental rights and responsibilities
Concise English dictionary
responsibilitiesrɪ‚spɑnsə'bɪlətɪ /-pɒn-
noun
+the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
+the proper sphere or extent of your activities
+a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
