duty

英文释义

• ★ [C] & [U] (道德或法律上的) 责任；义务：

  • a sense of duty

    责任感

  • It is the duty of every citizen to ask what he can do for his community.

    问问自己能为社区做些什么是每个公民的责任。

  • To obey the laws is everyone’s duty.

    遵守法律是每个人的义务。

• ★ [C] [常用复数] (工作)任务；职责：

  • One of her duties is to report any absentees.

    她的职责之一是报告谁缺席。

  • The duties before me are certain to be heavy.

    我面临的任务肯定是艰巨的。

• ★ [U] 值班：

  • Report for duty at 8 am.

    早上8点钟上班签到。

• ★ [C] & [U] [常用复数] 税；关税：

  • duty-free shops

    免税店

  • import duties

    进口关税