shoulder

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.shoul‧der¹ S2 W2 /ˈʃəʊldə $ ˈʃoʊldər/ BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: sculdor]
1. BODY PART [countable] one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck where the arm is connected:
She tapped the driver on the shoulder.
He put his arm around her shoulders.
His shoulders were broad and powerful.
2. CLOTHES [countable] the part of a piece of clothing that covers your shoulders:
a jacket with padded shoulders
3. MEAT [uncountable and countable] the upper part of the front leg of an animal that is used for meat
shoulder of
a shoulder of pork
4. be looking over your shoulder to feel worried that something unpleasant is going to happen to you
5.
a) a shoulder to cry on someone who gives you sympathy:
Ben is always there when I need a shoulder to cry on.
b) cry on sb’s shoulder to get sympathy from someone when you tell them your problems
6. shoulder to shoulder
a) having the same aims and wanting to achieve the same thing SYN side by side
shoulder to shoulder with
We are working shoulder to shoulder with local residents.
b) physically close together SYN side by side:
Blacks and whites stood shoulder to shoulder in the stands to applaud.
7. on sb’s shoulders if blame or a difficult job falls on someone’s shoulders, they have to take responsibility for it:
The blame rests squarely on Jim’s shoulders.
8. put your shoulder to the wheel to start to work with great effort and determination
9. ROAD-SIDE [countable] American English an area of ground beside a road, where drivers can stop their cars if they are having trouble ⇨ ↑hard shoulder, ↑soft shoulder
10. CURVED SHAPE [countable] a rounded part just below the top of something
⇨ give somebody the cold shoulder at ↑cold¹(7), ⇨ have a chip on your shoulder at ↑chip¹(5), ⇨ be/stand head and shoulders above the rest at ↑head¹(29), ⇨ rub shoulders with at ↑rub¹(5), ⇨ straight from the shoulder at ↑straight¹(10)
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COLLOCATIONS
verbs
▪ shrug your shoulders (=raise them to show that you do not know or care about something) Susan just shrugged her shoulders and said nothing.
▪ hunch your shoulders (=raise your shoulders and bend them forwards slightly) He hunched his shoulders against the rain.
▪ look/glance over your shoulder (=look behind you) He glanced over his shoulder and grinned at me.
▪ sb’s shoulders shake (=because they are crying or laughing) His shoulders were shaking and tears of laughter were running down his face.
▪ sb’s shoulders slump/droop/sag (=move downwards because they are sad or tired) ‘You 're right,’ he sighed, his shoulders drooping.
▪ sb’s shoulders heave (=move up and down because they are crying or breathing deeply) She turned her back again, her shoulders heaving, her eyes blind with tears.
▪ straighten/square your shoulders (=stand with your shoulders straight, in a determined way) She squared her shoulders and knocked on the door.
adjectives
▪ broad/wide He was of medium height, with broad shoulders.
▪ strong/powerful He had powerful shoulders and a thick neck.
▪ massive/huge Dean shrugged his massive shoulders.
▪ narrow/slim Her dark hair spilled over her narrow shoulders.
▪ thin/bony shoulders She put her arm around the girl’s thin shoulders.
II.shoulder² BrE AmE verb
1. shoulder the responsibility/duty/cost/burden etc to accept a difficult or unpleasant responsibility, duty etc:
The residents are being asked to shoulder the costs of the repairs.
2. [transitive] to lift something onto your shoulder to carry it:
They shouldered the boat and took it down to the river.
3. shoulder your way through/into etc to move through a large crowd of people by pushing with your shoulder:
He ran after her, shouldering his way through the crowd.
4. shoulder arms an order given to soldiers telling them to hold their weapon against their shoulder
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COLLOCATIONS
nouns
▪ shoulder a responsibility The coach shoulders the responsibility for winning and losing.
▪ shoulder a burden Many women do paid work and also shoulder the burden of childcare.
▪ shoulder the blame Parents are being made to shoulder the blame.
▪ shoulder the cost The government has decided to shoulder the extra cost itself.

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shoulder
Your shoulders are under your neck.

◎	['∫ouldə]
※	danh từ, số nhiều shoulders
	■	vai (một phần của cơ thể)
		☆	to look back over one's shoulder
			quay lại nhìnqua vai
		☆	to shrug one's shoulders
			nhún vai
		☆	this coat is too narrow across the shoulders
			áo này vai quá hẹp
	■	vai áo
		☆	a jacket with padded shoulders
			áo vét tông đệm vai
	■	thịt vai (của động vật)
		☆	some shoulder of lamb/beef
			thịt vai cừu/bò
	■	(số nhiều) phần sau giữa hai vai
		☆	a person with broad shoulders
			người có vai rộng
		☆	to give a child a ride on one's shoulders
			kiệu đứa bé trên vai
	■	người được coi là phải chịu trách nhiệm
		☆	to shift the blame onto somebody else's shoulders
			đổ trách nhiệm lên vai người khác
		☆	the burden of guilt has been lifted from my shoulders
			gánh nặng tội lỗi đã được cất khỏi vai tôi
		☆	the duty fell upon her shoulders
			trách nhiệm trút lên vai cô ấy
	■	(quân sự) tư thế bồng súng
	■	bộ phận của một vật giống như vai con người về hình dáng, vị trí (trên chiếc chai, dụng cụ, núi)
	〆	shoulder to shoulder
		✓	vai kề vai
		✓	làm việc, chiến đấu cùng nhau, kề vai sát cánh; đoàn kết
			☆	soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder
				những người lính đứng vai kề vai
			☆	shoulder to shoulder with one's fellow-workers in the dispute
				kề vai sát cánh với đồng nghiệp trong cuộc tranh chấp
	〆	to have broad shoulders
		✓	khoẻ; có thể vác nặng; có thể gánh vác nhiều trách nhiệm
	〆	to put (set) one's shoulder to the wheel
		✓	gắng sức thực hiện nhiệm vụ
	〆	to tell straight from the shoulder
		✓	nói thẳng, nói bốp chát, nói thật
	〆	to rub shoulders with somebody
		✓	tiếp xúc gần gũi với ai
	〆	to be/stand head and shoulders above somebody/something
		✓	xem head
	〆	a chip on one's shoulder
		✓	xem chip
	〆	to have a good head on one's shoulders
		✓	xem head
	〆	an old head on young shoulders
		✓	xem old
※	nội động từ
	■	(quân sự) bồng súng
※	ngoại động từ
	■	đặt (cái gì) lên vai mình
		☆	to shoulder one's rucksack
			khoác ba lô lên vai
	■	(nghĩa bóng) vác lên vai; gánh (trách nhiệm..)
	■	đẩy (ai/cái gì) bằng vai mình
		☆	to shoulder somebody to one side
			chèn vai ai sang một bên
	〆	to shoulder one's way into the room/through the crowd
		✓	lách vào trong phòng/qua đám đông

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  berm, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri