"we must instill a sense of duty in our children"
"every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"
"the duties of the job"
"they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"
1.职务;义务
duty is work that you have to do for your job.
duty
e.g. Staff must report forduty at their normal place of work...
职员必须在平时上班的地方签到。
e.g. Myduty is to look after the animals.
我的责任就是照看这些动物。
2.职责;任务;本职工作
Yourduties are tasks which you have to do because they are part of your job.
e.g. I carried out my duties conscientiously...
我一丝不苟地履行我的职责。
e.g. He was relieved of his duties as presidential adviser.
他被撤销了总统顾问一职。
3.责任;本分
If you say that something is yourduty, you believe that you ought to do it because it is your responsibility.
e.g. I consider it myduty to write to you and thank you.
我认为写信向你表达谢意是我的责任。
4.税
Duties are taxes which you pay to the government on goods that you buy.
e.g. Import duties still average 30%.
进口税的平均水平仍然在 30%。
e.g. ...customs duties...
关税
5.下班/上班;不值班/值班
If someone such as a policeman or a nurse isoff duty, they are not working. If someone ison duty, they are working.
duty的意思
e.g. I'm offduty...
我下班了。
e.g. Four officers were told to go offduty and rest at home...
四名官员已经被通知停职在家休整。
1. 关税：致此此卖主必须负担此包括带送此货物的费用和风险包含, 当可适用(参见14段介绍), 任何 关税(duty) (其条件包括此责任为及此风险於此完成海关管制程序及此管制程序的支付款, 海关关税,条列的此到指定地点工厂交货价(EXW)条件代表为此卖主此最小的义务,
我觉得我有义务要坦白地对你说。
She was ashamed to admit that she hadn't done her duty.她羞愧地承认她没有尽到自己的义务。
He is on night duty three days a week.他一个星期要上三天夜班。
He was dismissed for his neglect of duty.他因玩忽职守而被开除了。
I think it my duty to serve the people.我认为为人民服务是我的责任。
His heroic action came from a strong sense of duty.他的英勇行为来源于强烈的责任感。
You pay the duty at the desk and get the receipt.你可以在出纳台交税，然后拿到收据。
The government imposes a special duty on oil.政府征特殊石油税。
The duty on imported vodka has been raised.进口伏特加的关税已经提高了。
duty on wine and beer葡萄酒和啤酒税
Who's on duty today?今天谁值班？
What time do you go off duty?你什么时候下班？
customs'/excise'/import duties关税；消费税；进口税
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。
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。
your duties as a parent你作为父母的责任
to do your duty for your country为祖国尽己任
Report for duty at 8 a.m.早上8点钟报到上班。
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。
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。
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。
My duty is to look after the animals.我的责任就是照看这些动物。
I carried out my duties conscientiously...我一丝不苟地履行我的职责。
He was relieved of his duties as presidential adviser.他被撤销了总统顾问一职。
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。
Import duties still average 30%.进口税的平均水平仍然在 30%。
...customs duties...关税
I'm off duty...我下班了。
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。
I was on duty during the morning watch.我值早班.
I have a duty to perform.我有一种义务要尽.
As your father, I can set you free, but in my capacity as a king of the country I must do my duty and punish you.作为你父亲, 我可以释放你, 但作为一个国王,我必须履行我的职责处罚你.
Do you consider contributions to the village funds a duty or a pleasure?你把款捐给村庄作为基金,看作是义务还是乐事?
This volume will provide the latest data on neural stem cell properties and their therapeutic applications.这卷将在神经的干细胞特性和他们的治疗的敷用上提供最新的数据.
She was reprimanded for failing to do her duty.她因失职而遭到了训斥.
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.
To serve the people is our duty.为人民服务是我们的本分.
Take that which is thy duty.
出自：Bible (Tyndale): MatthewIf A. be accountable to B. and B. releaseth him all his duties.
出自：E. Coke
