Читаем Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary полностью

7 MODAL You use should in conditional clauses when you are talking about things that might happen. [FORMAL ] □  If you should be fired, your health and pension benefits will not be automatically cut off. □  Should you buy a home from Lovell, the company promises to buy it back at the same price after three years.

8 MODAL You use should in 'that' clauses after certain verbs, nouns, and adjectives when you are talking about a future event or situation. □  He raised his glass and indicated that I should do the same. □  My father was very keen that I should fulfill my potential.

9 MODAL You use should in expressions such as I should think and I should imagine to indicate that you think something is true but you are not sure. [VAGUENESS ] □  I should think it's going to rain soon.

10 MODAL You use should in expressions such as I should like and I should be happy to show politeness when you are saying what you want to do, or when you are requesting, offering, or accepting something. [POLITENESS ] □  I should be happy if you would bring them this evening.

11 MODAL You use should in expressions such as You should have seen us and You should have heard him to emphasize how funny, shocking, or impressive something that you experienced was. [SPOKEN , EMPHASIS ] □  You should have heard him last night!

shoul|der ◆◆◇ /ʃoʊ ldə ^r / (shoulders , shouldering , shouldered )

1 N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] Your shoulders are between your neck and the tops of your arms. □  She led him to an armchair, with her arm round his shoulder. □  He glanced over his shoulder and saw me watching him.

2 N‑COUNT The shoulders of a piece of clothing are the parts that cover your shoulders. □  …extravagant fashions with padded shoulders.

3 N‑PLURAL When you talk about someone's problems or responsibilities, you can say that they carry them on their shoulders . □  No one suspected the anguish he carried on his shoulders.

4 VERB If you shoulder the responsibility or the blame for something, you accept it. □ [V n] He has had to shoulder the responsibility of his father's mistakes.

5 VERB If you shoulder something heavy, you put it across one of your shoulders so that you can carry it more easily. □ [V n] The rest of the group shouldered their bags, gritted their teeth and set off.

6 VERB If you shoulder someone aside or if you shoulder your way somewhere, you push past people roughly using your shoulder. □ [V n with aside ] The policemen rushed past him, shouldering him aside. □ [V n prep/adv] She could do nothing to stop him as he shouldered his way into the house. □ [V + past ] He shouldered past Harlech and opened the door. [Also V + through ]

7 N‑VAR A shoulder is a joint of meat from the upper part of the front leg of an animal. □  …shoulder of lamb.

8 → see also cold shoulder , hard shoulder

9 PHRASE If someone offers you a shoulder to cry on or is a shoulder to cry on , they listen sympathetically as you talk about your troubles. □  Roland sometimes saw me as a shoulder to cry on.

10 PHRASE If you say that someone or something stands head and shoulders above other people or things, you mean that they are a lot better than them. □  The two candidates stood head and shoulders above the rest.

11 PHRASE If two or more people stand shoulder to shoulder , they are standing next to each other, with their shoulders touching. □  They fell into step, walking shoulder to shoulder with their heads bent against the rain.