- n. 责任；税；职责；敬意；功率
名复: duties
duty
KK:[ˈdjutɪ] DJ:[ˈdjuːti]
n.
- 责任；义务；本分[C][U]
- 税[C][U]
- 职责；职务[P1]
- 敬意；恭顺
- （机器的）功率；能率；负荷
- （作物所需的）灌溉量
短语
do duty for/as
- 充当
off duty
- 下班
on duty
- 值班；上班
辨析
以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》
n.
(pl. duties)
- a moral or legal obligation.
- a task required as part of one's job. ▸ (duties) performance of prescribed church services by a priest or minister.
- a payment levied on the import, export, manufacture, or sale of goods. ▸Brit. a payment levied on the transfer of property, for licences, and for the legal recognition of documents.
- technical the measure of an engine's effectiveness in units of work done per unit of fuel.
Phrase
- do duty as
(or for)
serve or act as a substitute for. - on
(or off)
duty
engaged (or not engaged) in one's regular work.
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. duete, from OFr. deu (see due).
以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》
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