duty

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。