duty

['dju:ti]

n.义务, 职责, 责任, 税, 关税

n.

1. 责任; 义务; 本分[C][U]

It is our duty to defend our country.

保卫国家是我们的义务。

2. 税[C][U]

Customs duties are paid on imported goods.

进口货物需交纳关税。

3. 职责; 职务[P1]

One of my duties is to file the letters.

我的职责之一是将信件归档。

4. 敬意; 恭顺

5. (机器的)功率; 能率; 负荷

6. (作物所需的)灌溉量

词形变化

名词复数: duties |

词义辨析

同义:

n.职责; 职务

task  work  job  chore  assignment  charge  function  obligation  responsibility

n.税, 关税

tax  toll  tariff  

同义参见:

commission  office  occupation  mission  labor  stint  weight  homework  capacity  toll  thing  service  exaction  errand  post  position  

英英释义

名词 duty:

work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force- John D.Rockefeller Jr

同义词：responsibility, obligation

a government tax on imports or exports

同义词：tariff

短语词组

do duty for/as

1. 充当

The table used to do duty as a hotel desk.

这张桌子以前曾充当旅馆服务台。

off duty

1. 下班

He usually comes off duty at 5 p.m.

他通常下午五点下班。

on duty

1. 值班; 上班

I usually go on duty at 8 a.m.

我通常上午八点上班。

补充

dutyduty英:[ˈdju:ti] 美:[ˈduti, ˈdju-]n.1.职责The committee carried out the duties entrusted to it.委员会履行了赋予它的职责。2.义务, 本分I have a duty to perform.我有一种义务要尽。3.税收New duties will be imposed on wines and spirits.酒类要征收新税。

例句

1. My duty is to look after the animals.我的职责是照看动物。 2. It is a doctor's duty to preserve life.救死扶伤是医生的责任。 3. He felt he had a duty to look after his father's business.他觉得自己有责任照看父亲的生意。 4. People have a moral duty to work for a just world.为公正的社会而奋斗是每个人的道德责任。 5. I encourage everyone to do your duty tomorrow and continue to vote.我鼓励每个人明天都履行责任, 继续投票。 6. Make it your duty to provide for your children's future.为孩子的将来未雨绸缪是父母不可推卸的责任。 7. I would like to stay at home, but I think duty calls.我很愿意待在家里, 但我想还有工作等着我做。 8. Staff must report for duty as usual.员工必须像往常一样上班报到。 9. I'm on duty until 8 o'clock.我值班到八点。 10. There were 2,250 policemen on duty in and around the stadium.体育馆内部及周边有2,250名警察执勤。 11. I'm off duty.我下班了。 12. Four officers were told to go off duty and rest at home.四名警官已被通知停职在家休整。 13. Extra staff had been put on duty.已安排更多的员工值班。 14. Import duties still average 30%.进口税的平均水平仍为30%。 15. customs duties关税 16. The government increased the duty on petrol.政府提高了汽油税。 17. I went only out of duty, but was fascinated.我只是出于责任感才去的, 但却着了迷。 18. a debased romanticism which does duty for thought充当思想的一种廉价的浪漫主义 19. The duty rota had been pinned up.轮值表已经被钉起来了。 20. Saturday's duty solicitor周六的当值事务律师 21. Her passport had been stamped and countersigned by the duty sergeant at the police station.她的护照已经被警局的值班警官盖章并会签了。 22. it's my duty to uphold the law.拥护法律是我的职责。 23. she was determined to do her duty as a citizen.她决定要尽一个公民的义务。 24. [mass noun]a strong sense of duty.强烈的责任感。 25. a fifteen-minute duty visit.一次15分钟的礼节性拜访。 26. the queen's official duties.女王的职责。 27. your duties will include operating the switchboard.你的职责将包括操作交换台。 28. [mass noun]Juliet reported for duty.朱丽叶报到上班。 29. a duty nurse.一位值班护士。 30. he was willing to take Sunday duties.他愿意做星期日的行礼拜式。 31. a 6 per cent duty on imports.一项6％的进口关税。 32. [mass noun]goods subject to excise duty.应交关税的货物。 33. the rusting shack which did duty as the bridge.当桥用的生锈棚屋。 34. the doorman had gone off duty and the lobby was unattended.看门人下班了，大厅无人照看。 35. a sense of moral duty道义上的责任感 36. the duties of a policeman警察的职责 37. Which nurses are on night duty this week?这星期哪几名护士值夜班？ 38. The porter's on duty from 8 till 4.搬运工人8点上班，4点下班。 39. What time does she go off duty?她通常在什么时候下班？ 40. His primary/main duty at the event is to take attendance.他在这次活动中的主要任务是负责点名。 41. "If new employees are unable to carry out their duties, they may be fired."新员工如果不能履行职责可能会被解雇。 42. She has a variety of administrative duties.她有多个行政职务。 43. Please report for duty [=show up for work] at 7 a.m.请在早上7点钟报到上班。 44. This year no firefighters/police were killed in the line of duty. [=while they were doing their jobs]今年没有消防员/警察在执行公务时殉职。 45. "In helping them, he went beyond the call of duty. [=did more than he was required or expected to do]"他对他们的帮助远远超出了他的职责范围。 46. We felt it was our duty to help.我们认为我们有义务提供帮助。 47. He has a duty to support his family.他有养家的义务。 48. They helped her out of a sense of duty.他们出于责任感帮助了她。 49. I'll be ready when duty calls.我将做好准备，听从使命的召唤。 50. He was selected for jury duty. [=to serve on a jury]他被选为陪审员。 51. Her brother returned from duty overseas.她的弟弟从海外服兵役回来了。 52. a twelve-month tour of duty十二个月的兵役期 53. Many reserve troops were called into active duty.许多预备役部队被转为现役。 54. All goods had a 15 percent (import) duty.所有商品都有15%的（进口）关税。 55. customs duties关税 56. We had to pay duty on our souvenirs.我们买的纪念品得付关税。 57. He did (double) duty as the star and director of the film.他担任这部电影的主演兼导演。 58. The backpack she uses at school also does duty as an overnight bag.她上学用的背包也用作她外出住宿一夜的旅行包。 59. I go off duty in two hours.我两小时后下班。 60. I can't take any personal calls while I'm on duty.我在上班时间不能接听私人电话。