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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   duty

   • IPA[ˈdo͞odē]

   美式

   • n.
     a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility；(of a visit or other undertaking) done from a sense of moral obligation rather than for pleasure

   • noun: duty, plural noun: duties

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility it's my duty to uphold the law she was determined to do her duty as a citizen 同義詞 responsibility, obligation, commitment, obedience, allegiance, ... 更多loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, respect, deference, reverence, homage, historicalfealty
   • ▪ (of a visit or other undertaking) done from a sense of moral obligation rather than for pleasure a fifteen-minute duty visit
   • 2. a task or action that someone is required to perform the queen's official duties your duties will include sweeping the switchboard 同義詞 job, task, chore, assignment, commission, ... 更多mission, function, charge, part, place, role, concern, requirement, responsibility, obligation, work, burden, onus, informalpigeon, datedoffice
   • ▪ military service combat duty in the army
   • ▪ (of a person) engaged in their regular work a duty nurse
   • ▪ performance of prescribed church services by a priest or minister he was willing to take Sunday duties
   • 3. a payment levied on the import, export, manufacture, or sale of goods a 6 percent duty on imports goods subject to excise duty
   • 4. technical the measure of an engine's effectiveness in units of work done per unit of fuel.

   片語

   • do duty as
   • on duty
   • off duty