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| /ˈdjuːti/ |
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| 1 | C/U a legal or moral obligation 责任；义务 |
| He has a duty under the terms of his contract to pay rent. 根据他的合同条款，他有交付租金的义务。 |
| be sb’ s duty to do sth It is your duty as a parent to protect your children. 你作为家长有责任保护你的孩子。 |
| owe/have a duty to sb The company has a duty to its shareholders. 这家公司对它的股东负有责任。 |
| sense of duty He has a strong sense of family duty. 他有强烈的家庭责任感。 |
| do your duty I was simply doing my duty as a good citizen. 我只是尽一个好公民应尽的义务。 |
| | 1a | plural things that you have to do as part of your job 职责 | | He was too unwell to carry out his administrative duties. 他身体很不好，无法履行自己的管理职责。 | | Police officers are often injured in the course of their duties. 警官们在执勤时经常受伤。 | |
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| 2 | C/U a tax that you must pay on something you buy , or on something you bring into one country from another country 税；关税 |
| The house buyer has to pay duty at 1% of the purchase price. 购房者得交纳金额为房价的1％的税。 |
| +on The duty on petrol has been raised. 汽油税已经提高了。 |
| customs/import duty Imports from non-EU countries carry customs duty. 从非欧盟国家进口的物品带有关税。 |
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| - | do duty BRITISH
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| to be used instead of something else , for a purpose that is not the usual purpose |
| 代替；（当作…）用 |
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| These nails will have to do duty for the proper pieces. 没合适的东西，只好将就用这些钉子了。 |
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| - | off duty
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| not working at that moment |
| 下班；不值班 |
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| I was off duty when they called me in. 他们叫我来的时候我都下班了。 |
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| - | on duty
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| working at that moment |
| 值班；上班 |
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| The nurse on duty called for a doctor. 值班的护士叫来了一位医生。 |
| on sentry/guard duty He fell asleep while on guard duty. 他在站岗时睡着了。 |
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