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IELTS BNC: 846 COCA: 1752

duty

noun
/ˈdjuːti/
/ˈduːti/
(plural duties)
Idioms
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  1. [countable, uncountable] something that you feel you have to do because it is your moral or legal responsibility责任;义务;本分
    • duty to do something It is my duty to report it to the police.把这事报告给警方是我的责任。
    • Local councillors have a duty to serve the community.地方议员有义务为社区服务。
    • under a duty to do something You are under a legal duty to keep accurate records.你有法律义务保存准确的记录。
    • to do your duty for your country为祖国尽己任
    • duty to somebody/something He has failed in his duty to his client.他没有尽到对客户的责任。
    • duty as somebody your duties as a parent你作为父母的责任
    • duty of something The company owes a duty of care to its employees.公司对其员工负有照顾的义务。
    • duty of doing something Local councils were charged with the duty of allocating land for building.地方议会被赋予分配土地用于建设的职责。
    • a statutory/fiduciary duty法定/信托责任
    • a civic/patriotic/moral duty公民/爱国/道德义务
    • I don't want you to visit me simply out of a sense of duty.我希望你不止是出于责任感才来看我。
    • I’ll have to go, I’m afraid—duty calls (= there is a duty I need to go and do).我想我得走了-公务在身。
    • a breach/dereliction of duty失职
    Extra Examples
    • I'd be shirking my duty if I didn't warn him.如果我没有对他提出警告,那就是逃避责任。
    • It's the duty of each and every one of us to do their best for the team.我们当中的每个人都有义务为团队尽最大努力。
    • It was ruled that the injured man was in breach of his duty by not wearing the safety equipment provided.裁决认为伤者未佩戴提供的安全装备是没有尽到义务。
    • I feel it's my bounden duty to try and help her.我觉得尽力帮助她是我义不容辞的责任。
    • It was a duty imposed by her father.那是她父亲给她的责任。
    • It was a clear breach of professional duty.那是明显的失职行为。
    • The time he put in helping new recruits went beyond the call of duty.他花时间帮助新入职员工已经超越了职责的要求。
    • I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
    • She felt she had fulfilled her duty by providing him with a son.她认为给他生了个儿子就已经尽了责任。
    • She had violated her legal duty of confidentiality.她违反了保密的法律义务。
    • He had failed in his duty to his daughter.他对女儿未尽到责任。
    • He took on the duty of maintaining the family home.他承担了养家的责任。
    • They have a duty to their parents to work hard.他们有为了父母而努力工作的责任。
    • She put down the phone and went out, her duty done.她放下电话走了出去,已经尽到了责任。
    • He felt it was his moral duty to help his neighbour.他觉得帮助邻居是他的道德责任。
    • You feel that you have to do your duty by your children.你感到必须对你的孩子尽责任。
    • the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders公司对股东负有的受托责任
    • the general duty of the police to preserve the peace警察维持治安的基本职责
    Topics Personal qualitiesb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • contractual
    • legal
    • statutory
    verb + duty
    • have
    • owe
    • carry out
    duty + verb
    • call
    preposition
    • under a/​the duty
    • duty of
    • duty to
    phrases
    • a breach of duty
    • do your duty by somebody
    • be duty bound to do something
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable] the work that is your job上班;值班
    • Report for duty at 8 a.m.早上 8 点钟报到上班。
    • He was the duty manager that day.那天他是值班经理。
    see also active duty, jury duty, night duty, point duty, tour of duty
    Extra Examples
    • Colleagues became suspicious when he failed to report for duty.他没有报到上班,同事们产生了怀疑。
    • He was was on kitchen duty.他在厨房值班。
    • Police usually do beat duty in pairs.警察通常是两人一组进行辖区巡逻。
    • He's been suspended from active duty.他被暂停服役。
    • Sergeant Wilson had pulled parking-lot duty.威尔逊警官曾在停车场值勤。
    • The company is liable if you are injured during the execution of your duty.你在执行任务过程中受伤,公司须负责任。
    • The regular presenter does double duty as a staff writer.这位新闻节目主持人还同时兼做撰稿人。
    • The soldier was sent to his new duty station.该士兵被派往他的新勤务地。
    • He has volunteered for temporary duty assignments in counterterrorist activities.他志愿临时执行反恐活动的任务。
    • Her son was released from duty in the army to visit her in hospital.她儿子获准放下在部队的工作到医院来看望她。
    • the supermarket's senior duty manager超市的高级值班经理
    • veterans who saw combat duty in Vietnam经历过越战的老兵
    Topics Jobsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • light
    • onerous
    • day
    verb + duty
    • have
    • pull
    • see
    duty + verb
    • fall to somebody
    duty + noun
    • manager
    • officer
    • doctor
    preposition
    • off duty
    • on duty
    phrases
    • the execution of your duties
    • the performance of your duties
    See full entry
  3. duties
    [plural] tasks that are part of your job职责;任务
    • I spend a lot of time on administrative duties.我花很多时间在行政工作上。
    • The princess has taken on her mother's official duties.公主承担了她母亲的公务。
    • to perform/fulfil/discharge your duties履行/履行/履行你的职责
    • Your duties will include greeting visitors and answering the phone.你的职责包括问候来访者和接电话。
    see also heavy-duty
    Extra Examples
    • He leaves hospital tomorrow and is expected to resume his duties at the beginning of next month.他明天出院,预期下个月初重新开始工作。
    • He will be allowed to return to his duties after the enquiry.调查结束后,他将被允许返回工作岗位。
    • The cleaning duties now fell to Rachel.清扫工作现在归蕾切尔负责。
    • He was accused of neglecting his professional duties.他被控玩忽职守。
    • My household duties were not particularly onerous.我的家务活儿并不很繁重。
    • I share the cooking duties with Bell.我和贝尔分担做饭的任务。
    • He was unable to perform his assigned duties because of ill health.因为健康不佳,他无法完成指派的任务。
    • The troops are here to perform peacekeeping duties.军队在这里执行维和任务。
    • When I returned to work after my illness I was put on light duties.我病愈重新工作,给安排了较轻松的工作。
    • The company prefers to handle translation duties in-house.这家公司更愿意在公司内部处理翻译任务。
    • The members of staff each have their own duties.每个职员都有各自的任务。
    • When he failed to turn up for training, he was relieved of his duties as captain.他没有参加训练,被免除了队长职务。
    • Mr Davies had been relieved of his duties.戴维斯先生被解除了职务。
    • The suspect was charged with obstructing an officer in the course of his duties.嫌疑犯被控防碍执行公务罪。
    Topics Jobsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • light
    • onerous
    • day
    verb + duty
    • have
    • pull
    • see
    duty + verb
    • fall to somebody
    duty + noun
    • manager
    • officer
    • doctor
    preposition
    • off duty
    • on duty
    phrases
    • the execution of your duties
    • the performance of your duties
    See full entry
  4. [countable, uncountable] a tax that you pay on things that you buy, especially those that you bring into a country税;(尤指进口货品)关税
    • customs/excise/import duties关税;消费税;进口税
    • duty on something duty on wine and beer葡萄酒和啤酒税
    • The US imposed a duty on imports from China.美国对从中国进口的商品征收关税。
    Extra Examples
    • They are going to put duty on foreign cars.他们将对外国轿车征税。
    • Beer for personal use is exempt from duty.供个人饮用的啤酒免税。
    • By changing its supplier, the company saved thousands of pounds in import duty.更换供货商后,这个公司省下了数千英镑的进口税。
    • Cider carries duty at the lower rate.苹果酒税率较低。
    • There will also be stamp duty payable at the applicable rate.还将会有用适用税率计算的应缴印花税。
    • They claim that the wine is for personal use and so evade the duty.他们声称这酒是供个人饮用的,以此来逃税。
    • Tobacco duty is a major source of revenue for the government.烟草税是政府收入的一个重要来源。
    • We tried to estimate the amount of duty we would have to pay.我们估计了一下我们应缴纳的税额。
    • You have to pay duty on all electrical goods.所有的电气产品都要纳税。
    • excise duty on spirits对烈酒征收的消费税
    • the heavy duty on cigarettes对香烟征收的重税
    • The company has to pay customs duties on all imports.该公司须为所有进口货物缴纳关税。
    Topics Moneyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • heavy
    • high
    • low
    … of duty
    • amount
    verb + duty
    • impose
    • slap on somebody/​something
    • increase
    duty + verb
    • be payable
    preposition
    • in duty
    • duty on
    See full entry
  5. see also death duty, stamp duty
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French duete, from Old French deu ‘owed’, based on Latin debitus ‘owed’, from debere ‘owe’ .
Idioms
(above and) beyond the call of duty
  1. to a higher standard or level than is required for a job or task职责:达到高于工作或任务要求的标准或水平
    • She went above and beyond the call of duty in her efforts to save his life.她竭尽全力去救他的命。
Synonyms taxtax
  • duty
  • customs
  • tariff
  • rates
These are all words for money that you have to pay to the government.
  • tax money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services:
    • income tax所得税
    • tax cuts减税
  • duty a tax that you pay on things that you buy, especially those that you bring into a country:
    • The company has to pay customs duties on all imports. 该公司须为所有进口货物缴纳关税。
  • customs tax that is paid when goods are brought in from other countries指关税、进口税
  • tariff a tax that is paid on goods coming into or going out of a country, often in order to protect industry from cheap imports:
    • A general tariff was imposed on foreign imports.国外进口货物当时按普通税率征税。
  • rates (in Britain) a tax paid by businesses to a local authority for land and buildings that they use, and in the past also paid by anyone who owned a house:
    • Business rates are very high in the city centre.市中心的商业房产税非常高。
Patterns
  • (a) tax/​duty/​tariff/​rates on something
  • to pay an amount of money in tax/​duty/​customs/​rates
  • to pay (a) tax/​duty/​customs/​tariff/​rates
  • to collect taxes/​duties/​rates
  • to increase/​raise/​reduce taxes/​duty/​tariffs/​rates
  • to cut taxes/​duties/​rates
  • to impose a tax/​duty/​tariff
  • to put a tax/​duty on something
a/your bounden duty
  1. (old-fashioned, formal) something that you feel you must do; a responsibility which cannot be ignored应尽的义务;不可推卸的责任
    • He felt it was his bounden duty to tell the police what he knew.他觉得把他所知道的告诉警察是他义不容辞的责任。
    • We have a bounden duty to respond to this call for help.我们有责任响应这一求助。
    Topics Permission and obligationc2
do/pull/serve double duty (as something)
  1. to perform two roles or functions at the same time值(或下)班;值(或不值)勤
    • This device can pull double duty as a decent laptop and an adequate tablet.这款设备可以作为一台像样的笔记本电脑和一台合适的平板电脑发挥双重作用。
    • She deserves credit for serving double duty as a host and performer.她作为主持人和表演者的双重职责值得称赞。
in the line of duty
  1. while doing a job在执行任务时;在履行职责时
    • 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。
on/off duty
  1. (of nurses, police officers, etc.护士、警察等) working/not working at a particular time值(或下)班;值(或不值)勤
    • Who's on duty today?今天谁值班?
    • What time do you go off duty?你什么时候下班?
    • You're not allowed to drink alcohol on duty.值班时不准喝酒。
    see also off-dutyTopics Working lifeb2
IELTS BNC: 846 COCA: 1752
duty

noun¹

1sth that you have to do because it is right or expected義務ADJECTIVE | VERB + DUTY | DUTY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcontractual, legal, statutory (especially BrE) 合同/法律/法定義務Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose.零售商有為他們提供符合要求的貨物的法定義務。fiduciary信義義務the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders公司對其股東所負的信義義務constitutional (especially NAmE) 憲法義務general, primary基本義務;主要責任the general duty of the police to preserve the peace警察維持治安的基本職責professional職責civic, public公民義務;公共義務I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我認為投票選舉是我作為公民的義務。patriotic愛國義務Christian, religious基督徒的責任;宗教義務family, filial, parental家庭責任;子女應盡的義務;父母的責任ethical, moral倫理責任;道德上的義務He felt it was his moral duty to help others.他覺得幫助他人是他道義上的責任。absolute, bounden (formal) , sacred, solemn, sworn絕對的/義不容辭的/神聖的/莊嚴的/誓約的義務
I feel it's my bounden duty to try and help her.我覺得盡力幫助她是我義不容辭的責任。VERB + DUTYhave, owe (law法律) 有責任;有義務You have a legal duty to take reasonable care.你有適當注意的法律義務。The company owes a duty of care to all its customers.公司有義務照顧好所有顧客。carry out, do, fulfil/fulfill, meet, perform履行義務;盡責任I suppose we'd better do our duty and report the accident.我想我們最好還是履行義務,報道此事故。She felt she had fulfilled her duty by providing him with a son.她認為給他生了個兒子就已經盡了責任。fail in未盡責任He had failed in his duty to his daughter.他對女兒未盡到責任。breach, violate失職;違反義務She had violated her legal duty of confidentiality.她違反了保密的法律義務。avoid, neglect, shirk免負責任;疏忽職守;逃避責任I'd be shirking my duty if I didn't warn him.如果我沒有對他提出警告,那就是逃避責任。abandon放棄責任I can't abandon my duty.我不能放棄我的責任。assign, charge sb with, impose分配任務;讓某人承擔責任;賦予責任It was a duty imposed by her father.那是她父親給她的責任。assume, take on承擔責任He took on the duty of maintaining the family home.他承擔了養家的責任。DUTY + VERBcall公務在身I wanted to stop and chat, but duty called and I went back to the office.我想停下來聊會兒,但由於公務在身,我又回到了辦公室。PREPOSITIONunder a/the duty有義務You are under a statutory duty to keep accurate records.你有做好準確記錄的法定義務。duty of⋯的義務;⋯的責任It's the duty of each and every one of us to do their best for the team.我們當中的每個人都有義務為團隊盡最大努力。They have a duty of confidentiality.他們有保密的責任。duty to, duty towards/toward對⋯的責任They have a duty to their parents to work hard.他們有為了父母而努力工作的責任。PHRASESa breach of duty失職It was a clear breach of professional duty.那是明顯的失職行為。do your duty by sb為某人盡職You feel that you have to do your duty by your children.你感到必須對你的孩子盡責任。be duty bound to do sth做⋯義不容辭An employer is not duty bound to provide a reference when an employee leaves.雇員離職時雇主沒有必須出具推薦信的義務。(above and) beyond the call of duty超出了職責The time he put in helping new recruits went beyond the call of duty.他在幫助新雇員方面投入的時間超出了他的職責要求。duty done盡到責任She put down the phone and went out, her duty done.她放下電話走了出去,已經盡到了責任。feel it your duty to do sth認為做⋯是自己的責任I felt it my duty to go to the police.我認為向警方報案是我的責任。in breach of a duty (formal, especially BrE) 違反義務It was ruled that the injured man was in breach of his duty by not wearing the safety equipment provided.裁決認為傷者未佩戴提供的安全裝備是沒有盡到義務。a sense of duty責任感I did it out of a sense of duty.出於責任感我才這麼做。
duty

noun²

2tasks that you do when you are at work職責ADJECTIVE | VERB + DUTY | DUTY + VERB | DUTY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVElight輕鬆的工作When I returned to work after my illness I was put on light duties.我病瘉重新工作,給安排了較輕鬆的工作。onerous (especially BrE) 繁重的工作day, night白班;夜班At 10.45 p.m. she reported for night duty.晚上 10 點 45 分她報到值夜班。combat, escort, guard, occupation, patrol, peacekeeping, point, sentry戰鬥任務;護衞工作;警衞工作;職責;巡邏任務;維和任務;(崗位)執勤;放哨The troops are here to perform peacekeeping duties.軍隊在這裏執行維和任務。The traffic lights were not working so there was a policeman on point duty.交通信號燈壞了,所以有一個警察在執勤指揮。active, inactive (in the military軍事) 現役/非現役He's been suspended from active duty.他被暫停服役。daily, regular, routine日常工作;例行工作temporary臨時職務full-time, part-time全職/兼職任務official公務職責administrative, operational, professional, teaching行政/業務/專業/教學工作domestic, household家務活兒My household duties were not particularly onerous.我的家務活兒並不很繁重。kitchen廚房工作He was on kitchen duty.他負責廚房工作。assigned分配的任務He was unable to perform his assigned duties because of ill health.因為健康不佳,他無法完成指派的任務。military軍事任務jury (especially NAmE) 陪審員義務Several years ago I was called for jury duty.幾年前我被要求擔任過陪審員。double (especially NAmE) 雙重職責The regular presenter does double duty as a staff writer.這位新聞節目主持人還同時兼做撰稿人。VERB + DUTYhave有任務The members of staff each have their own duties.每個職員都有各自的任務。pull (NAmE, informal) 值勤Sergeant Wilson had pulled parking-lot duty.威爾遜警官曾在停車場值勤。see (military軍事) 執行任務veterans who saw combat duty in Vietnam經歷過越戰的老兵carry out, complete, discharge, do, execute, perform, undertake執行任務;完成任務;履行職責She was unable to carry out her duties because she was too ill.她因為病得厲害沒能完成任務。handle (especially NAmE) 處理任務The company prefers to handle translation duties in-house.這家公司更願意在公司內部處理翻譯任務。come on, go on, report for開始上班;值班;報到上班Colleagues became suspicious when he failed to report for duty.他沒有報到上班,同事們產生了懷疑。come off, go off下班;卸任What time do you go off duty?你什麼時候下班?avoid, neglect, shirk瀆職;逃避職責He was accused of neglecting his professional duties.他被指控瀆職。resume, return to複職;重新回到工作崗位He leaves the hospital tomorrow and is expected to resume his duties at the beginning of next month.他明天出院,預計下個月初重新開始工作。relinquish放棄責任be released from獲許暫停工作Her son was released from duty in the army to visit her in hospital.她兒子獲准放下在部隊的工作到醫院來看望她。be relieved of, be suspended from被解除職務;暫停職務When he failed to turn up for training, he was relieved of his duties as captain.他沒有參加訓練,被免除了隊長職務。share, split (especially NAmE) 分擔責任I share the cooking duties with Bell.我和貝爾分擔做飯的任務。DUTY + VERBfall to sb工作歸某人負責The cleaning duties now fell to Rachel.清掃工作現在歸蕾切爾負責。DUTY + NOUNmanager, officer值班經理/警官the supermarket's senior duty manager超市的高級值班經理He went to the police station and spoke to the duty officer.他去警察局找了那個值班警員。doctor, nurse (both especially BrE) 值班醫生;值班護士station (NAmE) 勤務地The soldier was sent to his new duty station.該士兵被派往他的新勤務地。assignment (NAmE) 任務分配He has volunteered for temporary duty assignments in counterterrorist activities.他志願臨時執行反恐活動的任務。PREPOSITIONoff duty下班I'm off duty tomorrow night.我明天晚上不用值班。on duty值班You're not allowed to drink alcohol on duty.值班時不准喝酒。PHRASESthe execution of your duties, the performance of your duties職責的履行The company is liable if you are injured during the execution of your duty.你在執行任務過程中受傷,公司須負責任。
duty

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3taxADJECTIVE | ... OF DUTY | VERB + DUTY | DUTY + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEheavy, high重稅;高額稅the heavy duty on cigarettes對香煙徵收的重稅low低稅customs, excise, export, import海關關稅;消費稅;出口稅;進口稅excise duty on spirits對烈酒徵收的消費稅alcohol, fuel, tobacco, etc. (all BrE) 酒稅、燃油稅、煙草稅等Tobacco duty is a major source of revenue for the government.煙草稅是政府收入的一個重要來源。death (BrE, old-fashioned) 遺產稅stamp (= a tax in the UK on some legal documents) 印花稅The bank will urge ministers to raise the 1% stamp duty threshold.該行將會敦促大臣們提高百分之一印花稅的起徵點。... OF DUTYamount稅額We tried to estimate the amount of duty we would have to pay.我們估計了一下我們應繳納的稅額。VERB + DUTYimpose, slap on sb/sth徵稅;突然對⋯徵稅They are going to slap duty on foreign cars.他們將對外國轎車徵稅。increase, put up, raise加稅They're going to put up the duty on tobacco.他們將提高煙草稅。cut, lower, reduce減稅;降稅pay納稅avoid, evade避稅;逃稅They claim that the wine is for personal use and so evade the duty.他們聲稱這酒是供個人飲用的,以此來逃稅。be liable to有納稅義務Perfume is liable to import duty.進口香水應納進口稅。be exempt from免稅Beer for personal use is exempt from duty.供個人飲用的啤酒免稅。DUTY + VERBbe payable (BrE) 稅應繳There will also be stamp duty payable at the applicable rate.還將會有用適用稅率計算的應繳印花稅。PREPOSITIONin duty⋯方面的稅By changing its supplier, the company saved thousands of pounds in import duty.更換供貨商後,這個公司省下了數千英鎊的進口稅。duty on對⋯徵的稅You have to pay duty on all electrical goods.所有的電氣產品都要納稅。
IELTS BNC: 846 COCA: 1752
duty noun
responsibility (It is my duty to report it to the police.) task (your professional duties) tax (pay customs duties)
IELTS BNC: 846 COCA: 1752
duty
Responsibilities and responsibility: accountability, responsibility, obligation...

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