duty

His primary/main duty at the event is to take attendance.他在这次活动中的主要任务是负责点名。

If new employees are unable to carry out their duties, they may be fired.新员工如果不能履行职责可能会被解雇。

She has a variety of administrative duties.她有多个行政职务。

Please report for duty [=show up for work] at 7 a.m.请在早上7点钟报到上班。

This year no firefighters/police were killed in the line of duty. [=while they were doing their jobs]今年没有消防员/警察在执行公务时殉职。

In helping them, he went beyond the call of duty. [=did more than he was required or expected to do]他对他们的帮助远远超出了他的职责范围。

We felt it was our duty to help.我们认为我们有义务提供帮助。

He has a duty to support his family.他有养家的义务。

They helped her out of a sense of duty.他们出于责任感帮助了她。

I'll be ready when duty calls.我将做好准备，听从使命的召唤。

He was selected for jury duty. [=to serve on a jury]他被选为陪审员。

Her brother returned from duty overseas.她的弟弟从海外服兵役回来了。

a twelve-month tour of duty十二个月的兵役期

Many reserve troops were called into active duty.许多预备役部队被转为现役。

All goods had a 15 percent (import) duty.所有商品都有15%的（进口）关税。

We had to pay duty on our souvenirs.我们买的纪念品得付关税。