shouldershoul•der /'ʃəʊldəʳ/

n

1. C 肩，肩膀，肩部

• He said nothing but shrugged his shoulders. 他什么也没说，只是耸耸肩。

2. C （衣服的）肩部

• the shoulders of the shirt 衬衫的肩部

3. C，U (动物的)前腿肉

• a shoulder of lamb 带肩肉的前腿羊肉

4. U 肩状物(山、瓶、路等)

词组cry on sb.'s shoulder 向某人倾诉烦恼以寻求安慰(或同情)

• She likes crying on others' shoulder when she meets any trouble. 她遇到麻烦时总是喜欢向别人寻求安慰。

put one's shoulder to the wheel 全力以赴；努力工作

• I believe that if we put our shoulders to the wheel, we'll get over all the difficulties. 我相信只要我们全力以赴，我们会克服一切困难。

rub shoulders with 与（名人、要人）交往 shoulder to shoulder

1. 肩并肩

• They stood there shoulder to shoulder. 他们并肩站在那里。

2. 齐心协力地

• We struggled shoulder to shoulder. 我们齐心协力地进行斗争。

straight from the shoulder 口

1. 狠狠的(地)，全力以赴的(地)

2. 坦率，直接了当

• Her words were straight from the shoulder. 她的话很坦率。

• In the end he had to speak straight from the shoulder. 最后他不得不直截了当地说了。