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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- duty
['djuːtɪ]
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1.
noun
[c/u]
(responsibility) 责任
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2.
noun
(tax) 税
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3.
n pl
duties (tasks) 任务
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it is my duty to...
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…是我的职责
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to pay duty on sth
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支付某物的税
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to report for duty
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述职
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to be on/off duty
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[+policeman，nurse] 上/下班
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duty chemist/officer/doctor
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值班药剂师/官员/医生
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- duty
[ˈdjuːtɪ]
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1.
n.[u]
责任，义务
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Every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.
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每一项权利都包含着责任；每一个机遇都包含着义务；每一种获得都包含着职责。
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We must instill a sense of duty in our children.
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我们必须在我们的孩子当中灌输一种责任感。
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2.
n.[c/u]
职责
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3.
n.[c/u]
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- duty
['djuːtɪ]
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1.
n
a task or action that a person is bound to perform for moral or legal reasons
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2.
n
respect or obedience due to a superior, older persons, etc
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filial duty
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3.
n
the force that binds one morally or legally to one's obligations
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4.
n
a government tax, esp on imports
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5.
n
[Brit]
the quantity or intensity of work for which a machine is designed
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6.
n
a measure of the efficiency of a machine
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7.
n
the quantity of water necessary to irrigate an area of land to grow a particular crop
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8.
n
a job or service allocated
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9.
n
(as modifier)
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duty rota
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10.
n
[Etymology]
C13: from Anglo-French dueté, from Old French deu due
Examples
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A contextual definition of "legal duty" might be "x has a legal duty to do y means that x is required to do y by a contract relationship that would be upheld in a court of law".
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“法定义务”的上下文定义可以为“x具有做y事的法定义务意味着x须按照被法院支持的合同关系来做y事”。
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one's bounden duty
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某人应尽的义务
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one's duty to vote
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投票的义务
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overseas duty
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海外服役
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heavy-duty shoes
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耐穿的鞋
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