"carry the ball" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 承担主要责任
• 主导工作

Definition

负责领导一个项目或任务，或确保某事顺利完成。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达，多用于工作或团队合作环境。来自美式足球，指承担责任或主导。强调责任而非实际携带东西。

Examples

She is ready to carry the ball on this project.

她已准备好在这个项目中**承担主要责任**。

It's your turn to carry the ball.

轮到你来**主导工作**了。

We need someone to carry the ball for this event.

我们需要有人**承担这个活动的主要责任**。

When the boss got sick, Tina had to carry the ball and finish the presentation.

老板生病后，Tina必须**承担主要责任**完成演示。

I trust you to carry the ball while I'm away.

我不在时，我相信你能**主导工作**。

No one else wanted to carry the ball, so Alex stepped up.

没人愿意**承担主要责任**，所以Alex站出来了。