duty

noun

1. 责任；义务；本分
   something that you feel you have to do because it is your moral or legal responsibility
   1. It is my duty to report it to the police.
      把这事报告给警方是我的责任。
   2. Local councillors have a duty to serve the community.
      地方议员有义务为社区服务。
   3. I don't want you to visit me simply out of a sense of duty .
      我不希望你只是出于责任感才来看我。
   4. your duties as a parent
      你作为父母的责任
   5. to do your duty for your country
      为祖国尽己任
2. 上班；值班
   the work that is your job
   1. Report for duty at 8 a.m.
      早上8点钟报到上班。
3. 职责；任务
   tasks that are part of your job
   1. I spend a lot of my time on administrative duties.
      我在行政管理事务上花了大量时间。
   2. Your duties will include setting up a new computer system.
      你的职责将包括建立一个新的计算机系统。
4. 税；（尤指进口货品）关税
   a tax that you pay on things that you buy, especially those that you bring into a country
   1. customs/excise/import duties
      关税；消费税；进口税
   2. duty on wine and beer
      葡萄酒和啤酒税

1. N-UNCOUNT 职务;义务
   Duty is work that you have to do for your job.
   1. Staff must report for duty at their normal place of work...
      职员必须在平时上班的地方签到。
   2. My duty is to look after the animals.
      我的责任就是照看这些动物。
2. N-PLURAL 职责;任务;本职工作
   Your duties are tasks which you have to do because they are part of your job.
   1. I carried out my duties conscientiously...
      我一丝不苟地履行我的职责。
   2. He was relieved of his duties as presidential adviser.
      他被撤销了总统顾问一职。
3. N-SING 责任;本分
   If you say that something is your duty, you believe that you ought to do it because it is your responsibility.
   1. I consider it my duty to write to you and thank you.
      我认为写信向你表达谢意是我的责任。
4. N-VAR 税
   Duties are taxes which you pay to the government on goods that you buy.
   1. Import duties still average 30%.
      进口税的平均水平仍然在 30%。
   2. ...customs duties...
      关税
   3. They are pressing the Chancellor to reduce excise duty on beer.
      他们正给总理施压，要求降低啤酒的消费税。
5. PHRASE 下班/上班;不值班/值班
   If someone such as a policeman or a nurse is off duty, they are not working. If someone is on duty, they are working.
   1. I'm off duty...
      我下班了。
   2. Four officers were told to go off duty and rest at home...
      四名官员已经被通知停职在家休整。
   3. There were 2,250 policemen on duty in and around the stadium...
      在体育场内及周边有 2,250 名警察在值勤。
   4. Extra staff had been put on duty.
      编外人员已经就职。

1. We must help our brethren, it is our duty
   我们必须帮助我们的教友，这是我们的责任。
2. I shall need to check with the duty officer.
   我要向值班员核实一下。
3. We have followed the dictates of our consciences and have done our duty.
   我们遵从了自己的良知，尽到了自己的义务。
4. Staff must report for duty at their normal place of work
   职员必须在平时上班的地方签到。
5. My duty is to look after the animals.
   我的责任就是照看这些动物。
6. I carried out my duties conscientiously
   我一丝不苟地履行我的职责。
7. He was relieved of his duties as presidential adviser.
   他被撤销了总统顾问一职。
8. I consider it my duty to write to you and thank you.
   我认为写信向你表达谢意是我的责任。
9. Import duties still average 30%.
   进口税的平均水平仍然在30%。
10. They are pressing the Chancellor to reduce excise duty on beer.
    他们正给总理施压，要求降低啤酒的消费税。
11. I'm off duty
    我下班了。
12. Four officers were told to go off duty and rest at home
    四名官员已经被通知停职在家休整。
13. Extra staff had been put on duty.
    编外人员已经就职。
14. I felt duty bound to help.
    我觉得我有责任帮上一把。
15. Following the example set by her father, she has fulfilled her role and done her duty
    她以父亲为榜样，完成了任务，履行了职责。
16. They have a case against their directors for breach of fiduciary duty.
    他们掌握了足够的证据控告董事违犯信托责任。
17. The first duty of any government must be to protect the interests of the taxpayers
    任何政府的首要职责都必须是保护纳税人的利益。
18. But, in the interim, we obviously have a duty to maintain law and order
    但是，在过渡期间，我们显然有责任维护治安。
19. We had a statutory duty to report to Parliament.
    我们有向议会报告的法定义务。
20. The film explored the tension between public duty and personal affections.
    这部电影探讨了公共义务和个人情感之间的冲突。
21. All authority was vested in the woman, who discharged every kind of public duty
    女性被赋予了所有权力，履行所有公共职责。
22. When off duty I can do my private work.
    不上班的时候我可以做自己的事了。
23. She is off duty now.
    她已经下班了。
24. It is our bounden duty to help the disabled.
    帮助残疾人是我们义不容辞的责任。
25. Never forget our duty to our motherland.
    牢记我们对祖国应尽的义务。
26. The boss fired him out for neglect of his duty.
    老板以玩忽职守为由把他开除了。
27. As a soldier, he showed selfless devotion to duty.
    作为战士，他表现出了对其天职的无私奉献。
28. This duty is paramount to all the others.
    该义务是至高无上的。
29. It is everybody's duty to take good care of public property.
    爱护公物，人人有责。

  obligation commitment duty function responsibility【导航词义：义务，责任】

  obligation n. 义务，责任

〔辨析〕指法规、合同等规定的该做或不该做的事，含强制之意；也指因诺言、誓言等而必须要做的事。

  commitment n. 承诺；承诺之事

〔辨析〕指会去做某事的保证或保证去做的事情。

  duty n. 责任，义务

〔辨析〕指在道义或法律上应尽的本分，强调自觉性；也指工作职责，此时通常用复数。

  function n. 职责，职能

〔辨析〕指某人的工作职责或某事物的职能或功用。

  responsibility n. 责任，义务

〔辨析〕指管控某人或某事物的责任、对不良事件所负的责任或工作职责，强调对他人的责任。

n.

on/off duty

• 值（或下）班；值（或不值）勤
  working/not working at a particular time
  1. Who's on duty today?
     今天谁值班？
  2. What time do you go off duty?
     你什么时候下班？

a/your bounden duty

• 应尽的义务；不可推卸的责任
  something that you feel you must do; a responsibility which cannot be ignored

in the line of duty

• 在执行任务时；在履行职责时
  while doing a job
  1. A policeman was injured in the line of duty yesterday.
     昨天有一名警察在执行公务时受伤。

noun

1. work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
   1. the duties of the job

2. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
   1. we must instill a sense of duty in our children
   2. every right implies a responsibilit

   Synonym:    responsibilityobligation

3. a government tax on imports or exports
   1. they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries

   Synonym:    tariff