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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

duty

英  [ˈdjuːti]
    
美  [ˈduːti]

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • duties

    1. [U 不可数名词] 工作

    Duty is work that you have to do for your job.

    双语例句

    例：

    Staff must report for duty at their normal place of work.

    职员必须到他们平常上班的地方签到。

    2. [PL 复数] 职责

    Your duties are tasks which you have to do because they are part of your job.

    双语例句

    例：

    I carried out my duties conscientiously.

    我认真执行了我的各项职责。

    3. [SING 单数型名词] 责任

    If you say that something is your duty, you believe that you ought to do it because it is your responsibility.

    双语例句

    例：

    I consider it my duty to write to you and thank you.

    我觉得我有责任给你写信表示感谢。

    4. [C, U 有变体名词] 税

    Duties are taxes which you pay to the government on goods that you buy.

    双语例句

    例：

    Import duties still average 30 per cent.

    进口关税平均水平仍保持在30。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • off duty , on duty

    1. 下班/上班

    If someone such as a police officer or a nurse is off duty, they are not working. If someone is on duty, they are working.

    双语例句

    例：

    I'm off duty.

    我下班了。

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