n.
    
      - 肩,肩膀[C]![]() Too much work has been placed on his  shoulders. 加在他身上的工作太多了。 
- 衣服的肩部[C]
- 肩狀物;山肩;路肩;瓶肩[C]
- 帶肩肉的前腿肉[C][U]
vt.
    
      - 肩起,挑起
- 擔負,承擔![]() The manager was ready to  shoulder the blame. 經理願意承擔過失。 
- 用肩推[O]![]() He  shouldered the door open. 他用肩把門頂開。 
 
  片語
  
    rub shoulders with
    
      - 與……密切來往;與……有接觸![]() Back then, I was  rubbing shoulders with all the celebrities in Las Vegas. 在那個時候,我與拉斯維加斯所有的知名人物都有接觸。 It was a rare opportunity to  rub shoulders with the rich and famous. 這是個與富翁名人來往的難得機會。 
shoulder to shoulder
    
      - 並肩地;齊心協力地![]() They were standing  shoulder to shoulder. 他們並肩站著。 
(straight) from the shoulder
    
      - 直截了當地![]() I told her,  straight from the shoulder, that I thought she was being silly. 我直截了當地告訴她,我認為她表現得太愚蠢。 
 
  辨析
  
 
  n.
   - the joint between the upper arm or forelimb and the main part of the body. ▸the part of a bird or insect at which the wing is attached. 
- a part of something resembling a shoulder, in particular a point at which a steep slope descends from a plateau or highland area.
- short for hard shoulder.
v.
   - put (something heavy) over one's shoulder or shoulders to carry.
- take on (a burden or responsibility).
- push out of one's way with one's shoulder.
Phrase
  
    - put one's shoulder to the wheel
 set to work vigorously.
- shoulder arms
 hold a rifle against the right side of the body, barrel upwards.
- shoulder to shoulder
 side by side or acting together.
 
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  OE sculdor, of W. Gmc origin.