duty
n
1 [C, U] moral or legal obligation (道德上的或法律上的)責(zé)任, 義務(wù)
It's your duty to go. 你得去, 那是你的責(zé)任.
do one's duty 盡職 * It's not something I enjoy. I do it purely out of a sense of duty. 那并不是我喜歡做的事, 我純粹是出於責(zé)任感才做的.
I'll have to go, I'm afraid duty calls. 看來我得走了--公務(wù)在身.
2 [C, U] task or action that sb must perform (某人必須執(zhí)行的)任務(wù)或行動(dòng)
What are the duties of a traffic warden? 街道停車管理員的職責(zé)是什麼?
I'm doing night duty this week. 這個(gè)星期我上夜班.
3 [C, U] ~ (on sth) tax charged on certain goods, esp on imports (某些貨物, 尤指進(jìn)口貨物交納的)稅; 關(guān)稅
customs/excise duties 關(guān)稅[消費(fèi)稅]. Cf 參看 tariff 2.
4 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) one's bounden duty => bounden. dereliction of duty => dereliction (derelict). do duty for sth serve as or act as a substitute for sth else 充作或當(dāng)作另一事物的代替品
An old wooden box did duty for a table. 把舊木箱當(dāng)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. 我八點(diǎn)鐘就到醫(yī)院了, 但是九點(diǎn)鐘我才去值班.
[attrib 作定語(yǔ)]
off-duty activities, hours 業(yè)余活動(dòng)、 時(shí)間.
?? 考研助記
瀆(du) 職者該踢(ti-ty)
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*['dju:ti]n. 責(zé)任, 關(guān)稅, 職務(wù), 尊敬【化】 職責(zé)相關(guān)詞組: on duty do duty for... do one's duty off duty
?? 醫(yī)學(xué)釋義
①義務(wù),責(zé)任 ②功率 ③關(guān)稅
?? 同為「小學(xué)」詞匯
evaluatevt. 評(píng)價(jià);求…的值(或數(shù));對(duì)…評(píng)價(jià);[數(shù)學(xué)、邏輯學(xué)]求…的數(shù)值;
vi. 評(píng)價(jià),估價(jià);