- liable (for something)
legally responsible for paying the cost of something （法律上）负有偿付责任 You will be liable for any damage caused. 你必须对造成的任何损失负赔偿责任。 The court ruled he could not be held personally liable for his wife's debts. 法庭裁定他个人不负有偿付妻子债务的责任。
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec1Partners are jointly and severally (= together and individually ) liable for a partnership's debts. 合伙人共同连带承担合伙公司的债务。 She's fully liable for the company's debts. 她对公司的债务负全责。 They could be found liable for the entire amount. 他们可能会被判负担全部费用。 Under this rule, if Y is employed by X, X will be vicariously liable for the actions of Y. 根据这一规定，如果Y 受雇于X，X 将对Y 的行为负责。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
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- strictly
- fully
- potentially
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- liable to do something
likely to do something 可能（做某事） We're all liable to make mistakes when we're tired. 人在疲劳时都可能出差错。 The bridge is liable to collapse at any moment. 那座桥可能随时坍塌。
- liable to something
likely to be affected by something 可能受…影响 - liable to something
likely to be punished by law for something 可能受法律惩处 - liable for/to something | liable to do something
having to do something by law 必须按法律做（某事）；负有…责任
Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps from Anglo-Norman French, from French lier ‘to bind’, from Latin ligare.