柯林斯詞典duty /?dju?t?/ (duties) 1. N-UNCOUNT Duty is work that you have to do for your job. 工作 Staff must report for duty at their normal place of work. 職員必須到他們平常的崗位報(bào)到上班。2. N-PLURAL Your duties are tasks which you have to do because they are part of your job. 職責(zé) I carried out my duties conscientiously. 我認(rèn)真執(zhí)行了我的各項(xiàng)職責(zé)。3. N-SING If you say that something is your duty, you believe that you ought to do it because it is your responsibility. 責(zé)任 I consider it my duty to write to you and thank you. 我覺得我有責(zé)任給你寫信表示感謝。4. N-VAR Duties are taxes which you pay to the government on goods that you buy. 稅 Import duties still average 30%. 進(jìn)口關(guān)稅平均仍爲(wèi)30%。5. PHRASE If someone such as a police officer or a nurse is off duty, they are not working. If someone is on duty, they are working. 下班; 上班 I'm off duty. 我下班了。 返回 duty劍橋詞典 duty noun [C or U] (RESPONSIBILITY) something that you have to do because it is part of your job , or something that you feel is the right thing to do 責(zé)任；義務(wù) The duty of the agency is to act in the best interests of the child . 這個(gè)機(jī)搆的責(zé)任就是爲(wèi)孩子謀取最大利益。 [ 動(dòng)詞後麪接一個(gè)帶to的不定式 ] I felt it was my duty to tell them the truth . 我覺得我有責(zé)任告訴他們真相。 You have a duty to yourself to take a break once in a while. 偶爾你該給自己放個(gè)假。 He only went to see her out of duty (= because he thought he should). 他去看她衹是出於義務(wù)。 You should report for duty (= arrive at work ) at 8 a.m. on Monday . 你應(yīng)該在周一上午8點(diǎn)報(bào)到。 What time are you off/on duty (= when do you finish /start work ) tomorrow ? 明天你幾點(diǎn)下／上班？ ?be duty bound to do sth to have to do something because it is your duty 有義務(wù)做…，有責(zé)任乾… We are duty bound to justify how we spend our funds . 我們有義務(wù)把資金使用情況說清楚。 例句 She felt that it was her duty to tell the police about the incident .It is surely the duty of the stronger members in a society to help those who are weak .I'd be failing in my duty if I didn't tell you about the risks involved in the project .He has failed to fulfil his duties as a father .During the dispute , many police officers were transferred from traffic duty to the prison service . duty noun [C or U] (TAX) a tax paid to the government , especially on things that you bring into a country 稅；（尤指進(jìn)口）關(guān)稅 There's a high duty on alcohol . 酒類的關(guān)稅很高。 返回 duty