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[/ˈdjuːtɪ; US ˈduːtɪ; ˋdutɪ/] n 用法:
1 [C, U] moral or legal obligation （道德上的或法律上的）责任, 义务:
It's your duty to go. 你得去, 那是你的责任. *
do one's duty 尽职 *
It's not something I enjoy. I do it purely out of a sense of duty. 那并不是我喜欢做的事, 我纯粹是出於责任感才做的. *
I'll have to go, I'm afraid duty calls. 看来我得走了--公务在身. 用法:
2 [C, U] task or action that sb must perform （某人必须执行的）任务或行动:
What are the duties of a traffic warden? 街道停车管理员的职责是什麽? *
I'm doing night duty this week. 这个星期我上夜班. 用法:
3 [C, U] ~ (on sth) tax charged on certain goods, esp on imports （某些货物, 尤指进口货物交纳的）税; 关税:
customs/excise duties 关税[消费税]. Cf 参看 tariff 2. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) one's bounden duty => bounden. dereliction of duty => dereliction (derelict). do duty for sth serve as or act as a substitute for sth else 充作或当作另一事物的代替品:
An old wooden box did duty for a table. 把旧木箱当作桌子. in the line of duty => line1. on/off duty (of nurses, police officers, etc) engaged/not engaged in one's regular work 值[不值]班; 上[不上]班:
I arrive at the hospital at eight o'clock, but I don't go on duty until nine. 我八点钟就到医院了, 但是九点钟我才去值班. *
[attrib 作定语] off-duty activities, hours 业余活动、 时间. |