A duty dodged is like a debt unpaid; it is only deferred, and we must come back and settle the account at last.
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n. 職責,責任;義務;職責或工作;稅收;
?? deb, du =owe (欠債)
"It is my duty to report it to the police."
把這事報告給警方是我的責任。
近義:job, obligation, obstriction, onus, responsibility, commitment
反義:authorization, permission
n. 債務;負債情況;義務;罪,過失;
?? deb, du =owe (欠債)
"Bad housing is interconnected with debt and poverty."
住房條件差與負債以及貧困相關聯。
近義:indebtedness, indebtment, liabilities, liability, obligation, obligement
反義:outlay, pay, paying, payoff, retribution, defrayal
unpaid
[,?n'ped]
adj. 未付的;(債等)未還、未繳納的;不支付薪水服務的;
?? un未+paid支付→未付款的,不受報酬的
"He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm."
他正在一家工程公司無償工作一個月以獲得工作經驗.
近義:outstanding, overdrawn, unexpended, unliquidated, unsettled, unsalaried
反義:cancelled, canceled
vt. 解決;安排;使定居;使沉淀;
vi. 下沉;定居;
n. 高背長靠椅;
?? set安置好+tle表動詞 → 固定;安居
"Attempts are being made to settle the dispute by diplomatic means."
正在努力通過外交途徑解決爭端。
近義:resolve, solve, bridge, crack, decide, determine
n. 賬,賬目;存款;記述,報告;理由;
vi. 解釋;導致;報賬;
vt. 認為;把…視作;
?? ac一再+count計算→計算,算賬
"I don't have a bank account."
我沒有銀行賬戶。
近義:numeration, reckoning, score, tally, count, counting
aux. 必須;必然要;(做出邏輯推斷);(表示堅持);
n. 必須做的事,必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香;
vt.& vi. (表示必要或很重要)必須;(提出建議)應該;得;(表示很可能或符合邏輯)一定;
adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干這項工作你得會說法語。
近義:ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite