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duty [ˈdjuːtı] N

1. duty:

duty
责任 zérèn
duty
义务 yìwù

2. duty:

duty
税 shuì
customs duties
关税

active duty N

active duty → active service

See also active service

active service N, active duty

active service N, active duty

customs duty N

death duty Brit, death tax Am N

duty-bound ADJ

duty-free ADJ ADV

duty-paid ADJ

heavy-duty ADJ

point duty N

duty-free shop N

Usage examples with duty

off duty
下班 xiàbān
on duty
值班 zhíbān
evasion of one's duty
逃避责任
hand over a duty
交班
an inescapable duty
不可推卸的责任
neglect of duty
玩忽职守
report for duty
报到上班
neglect one's duty
玩忽职守 wánhū zhíshǒu
accomplish one's duty
完成职责 wánchéng zhízé
be told off for special duty
被分派执行特别任务
He was wounded in pursuance of his duty.
他在执行任务时受伤了。
This duty is paramount to all the others.
没有比这个更重要的任务了。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Seventy of the men changed their minds after their superior officers made it clear that loading ammunition was their duty.
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Two powers would be commanding contrary things, and it would be a dereliction of duty to disobey either of the two.
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Thousands of civilians and active duty military personnel work fulltime at the base.
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Potential drawbacks to this technique are the pulsations defined by the duty cycle, switching frequency and properties of the load.
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The soldiers stationed at the fort see it as their duty to investigate and search for survivors, and so assemble a rescue party.
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Grieving relatives are duty-bound to target the culprit and the culprit's family.
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The prophetic voice must restore and sense of duty and virtue amidst the decay of venality.
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There, about 60 members of the squadron were placed in training schools for three weeks while the remainder performed guard duty and camp maintenance duty.
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The duty-conscious jailor is only keen on nabbing him.
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This machine consisted of a heavy-duty baler with an integrated wrapping ring.
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