duty
n. 责任, 关税, 职务, 尊敬 [化] 职责
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教材释义与例句
责任；[税收] 关税；职务
something that you have to do because it is morally or legally right
I promise I will do my duty .
我保证会尽到我的责任。
We feel it is our duty to help her.
我们感到帮助她是我们的责任。
Local authorities have a duty to keep the streets clean.
地方当局有责任保持街道整洁。
You have a duty to your husband and to your children.
你对你丈夫和孩子负有责任。
She has a strong sense of moral duty .
她的道德责任感很强。
The unions have failed in their duty to female workers.
工会未能对女职工尽到责任。
In the traditional Hindu family, the son is duty-bound to look after his mother.
在传统的印度家庭里，儿子负有照顾母亲的责任。
释义与例句
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1.
That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
责任
义务
可数 不可数Do your duty by me! -No, we don't have a duty to keep you abreast.
1805, 21 October, Horatio Nelson England expects that every man will do his duty.
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2.
The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
不可数 可数I’m on duty from 6 pm to 6 am.
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3.
An excise tax; especially, one on imports or exports.
税
关税
可数 不可数customs duty
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4.
One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
可数 废旧 不可数 -
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Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
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6.
The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.
可数 不可数 工程 -
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The act of urination or defecation, especially for a dog.
可数 委婉 不可数
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词源
From Middle English duete, from Middle English dewe + Middle English -te. Equivalent to due + -ty.
来源：wiktionary