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responsible for

/ri-spon-suh-buhl/US // rɪˈspɒn sə bəl //UK // (rɪˈspɒnsəbəl) //

负责,负责任的,负责的,负责任

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management: He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
    • : involving accountability or responsibility, as in having the power to control or manage: promoted to a responsible position in the firm.
    • : chargeable with being the author, cause, or occasion of something: Termites were responsible for the damage.
    • : having a capacity for moral decisions and therefore accountable; capable of rational thought or action: The defendant is not responsible for his actions.
    • : able to discharge obligations or pay debts.
    • : reliable or dependable, as in meeting debts, conducting business dealings, etc.
    • : answerable to or serving at the discretion of an elected legislature or the electorate.

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Examples

  • Authorities should carry out a thorough investigation to find those responsible and give justice to Jeanine.

  • This means that for this particular account, we used to not know which search queries were responsible for about 20% of costs.

  • It is responsible for the deaths of over 905,000 people around the world, and more than 190,000 people in the United States alone.

  • The team is responsible for cranking out hundreds of millions of devices from Asia and shipping them across the world.

  • If the question is which individual country is responsible for the most emissions, it’s the US, at almost double its nearest competitor, China.

  • “Mona Iraqi is responsible for 25 families losing their lives,” he said, speaking figuratively.

  • If Uber did actually mislead its customers, it should certainly be held responsible.

  • Nor am I particularly responsible with my personal finances.

  • The Guaraldi music is certainly at least 50 percent responsible for A Charlie Brown Christmas becoming as iconic as it has.

  • Students deemed “responsible” for alleged sexual assaults on college campuses can face little or no consequence for their acts.

  • But if God made man, then God is responsible for all man's acts and thoughts, and therefore man cannot sin against God.

  • Then came the strange note this morning, which I believe you, Miss Joyce, are responsible for!

  • He came later, and Harry, the black-haired boy, was mainly responsible for his coming.

  • This contrast implies a great wrong somewhere, and for which somebody must be responsible.

  • Its resolution will be put into practice with all fidelity by the executive power in its character of responsible government.