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duty

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du·ty /ˈdjuːti $ ˈduː-/ ●●● S2 W1 noun (plural duties)
1  STH you must do 應做的事情 [countableC, uncountableU]SHOULD/OUGHT TO something that you have to do because it is morally or legally right 〔道德或法律上的〕義務，責任 SYN obligation
I promise I will do my duty.
我保證會盡到我的責任。
We feel it is our duty to help her.
我們感到幫助她是我們的責任。
Local authorities have a duty to keep the streets clean.
地方當局有責任保持街道整潔。
You have a duty to your husband and to your children.
你對你丈夫和孩子負有責任。
She has a strong sense of moral duty.
她的道德責任感很強。
The unions have failed in their duty to female workers.
工會未能對女職工盡到責任。
In the traditional Hindu family, the son is duty-bound to look after his mother.
在傳統的印度家庭裏，兒子負有照顧母親的責任。
2  work 工作JOB/TASK [countableC usually plural, uncountableU] something you have to do as part of your job 〔工作〕職責，義務
duties
Martin’s duties included cleaning the cars.
馬丁的職責包括清洗汽車。
She works for her father doing part-time secretarial duties.
她爲她父親做兼職的秘書工作。
He will soon be fit enough to carry out his duties (=do his job).
他很快就能康複起來重新工作。
He can only do light duties.
他只能幹點輕活。
When Juliet reported for duty (=arrived and said she was ready to start work) she was sent to check on a new patient.
朱麗葉報到上班後被派去檢查一名新病人。
A teacher may be fired for neglect of duty (=failing to do their job properly).
教師會因失職被開除。
He did three tours of duty in Vietnam (=three periods working in a foreign country as a soldier, government officer etc).
他曾三次在越南服役。
3  be on/off duty to be working or not working at a particular time, especially when you are doing a job which people take turns to do, so that someone is always doing it 值班[值勤]/下班[不值勤]
He’s on night duty.
他在值夜班。
Mary goes on duty (=starts working) tonight at half past ten.
瑪麗今晚10點半上班。
What time do you go off duty (=finish work)?
你什麽時候下班？
Examples from the Corpus
go off duty• Emil, the chefs, Oliver and Cathy had finished cleaning up and had all gone off duty.• Debbie should be going off duty but decides to stay and see it through. 5.00 p.m.• The woman who answered said she thought Sally had gone off duty but would put me through to the staff quarters.• Called to identify the body just before I went off duty.• I had no doubt they'd turn up within a short time, so I went off duty.• Alice waited in the Stoners' living room while Lester got his instructions from Mrs Miller before she went off duty.• A doctor came, and said the same thing, then she went off duty for lunch.• The prison is locked up, the inmates are counted and the main staff go off duty.
4  tax 稅 [countableC, uncountableU]PET a tax you pay on something you buy 〔購物繳納的〕稅
duty on
the duty on cigarettes
香煙稅
customs duty (=tax paid on goods coming into the country) 關稅
→ death duties, stamp duty
5  do duty as something USE somethingto be used as something 用以充當[代替]某物 SYN serve as something
The living room also does duty as a home office.
起居室也用作家庭辦公室。
→ double duty, heavy-duty, → jury duty at jury service, → on active duty at active service
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: something that you have to do because it is morally or legally right
verbs
have a duty to do something
Parents have a duty to make sure that their children receive an education.
do your duty
I felt I had done my duty by voting.
fulfil your duty British EnglishBrE, fulfill your duty American EnglishAmE formal (=do what is needed)
The school has failed to fulfil its legal duty towards students.
have/owe a duty to somebody
A tenant owes a duty to the landlord to keep the house in reasonable condition.
fail in your duty (=not do something that you should do)
I would be failing in my duty if I didn't warn you of the dangers.
adjectives
a moral duty
She felt it was her moral duty to treat everyone equally.
a legal duty
Employers have a legal duty to ensure the safety of their workforce.
a statutory duty (=required by law)
Local authorities have a statutory duty to ensure that parks are clean.
a public duty (=relating to the people of a country)
The media has a public duty to report the truth.
a civic duty (=done because you live in a place)
It is your civic duty to vote.
phrases
a sense of duty
He was caring for his parents out of a sense of duty rather than love.
be duty-bound to do something formal (=have a duty to do something)
Soldiers are here to do a job and are duty-bound to complete it.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: something you have to do as part of your job
verbs
carry out your duties (also perform/discharge your duties formal) (=do your job)
She has always carried out her duties efficiently.
take up your duties (=start doing a new job)
Neale has agreed a three-year contract and takes up his duties on March 1.
resume your duties (=start doing your job again)
She hopes to be well enough to resume her duties next week.
report for duty (=arrive and be ready to start work)
You must report for duty at 8:30 tomorrow morning.
neglect/shirk your duties (=not do your job properly)
No soldier can be allowed to neglect his duties.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + duty
official duties
The new president will take up his official duties next month.
presidential/royal/ministerial etc duties (=duties that go with being a president, member of a royal family, a minister etc)
The prince is now old enough to carry out royal duties.
household/domestic duties (=jobs you have to do around the house)
My husband and I share most of the household duties.
light duties (=not involving hard physical work)
He'd been wounded, sent home and put on light duties.
guard duty (=job of guarding a place)
There were two soldiers on guard duty outside the embassy.
phrases
neglect of duty (=failing to do your job properly)
Six police officers were fired for neglect of duty.
a tour of duty (=period of working in another country as a soldier, government officer etc)
He became a General, and his tours of duty included Korea and Vietnam.
beyond the call of duty (=more than you have to do as part of your job)
She's a doctor who has gone beyond the call of duty in her care for her patients.
in the course of duty (=while doing your job, especially for your country)
Stewart received a medal for outstanding bravery in the course of duty.
Examples from the Corpus
duty• Teachers have a duty to ensure that students are not injured whilst they are in their care.• You have to pay a duty on the value of goods worth over $500 that you bring into the country.• For the most part, there was not much to do, other than cleanup duty around the prison camp.• The customs duty on luxury cars went up last month.• As he got nearer to No. 22 he decided that Mrs Brocklebank had been neglecting her duties here as well.• She didn't want to be the one to do that although she knew it was her duty.• However, unconsciously I must have been riddled with remorse for so neglecting my duties.• Conversely, those to whom citizens accord deference have been characterized by having an in-bred sense of duty.• He recently completed a tour of duty in Seoul as assistant to the US ambassador there.• Part of a park ranger's official duties is to ensure public safety.• He became a navy pilot, fought his way back on duty.• So David had been on duty this morning, had he?• This proves expensive for the police, who receive no subsidy from soccer sources for officers on duty outside the stadium.• And now I have a very pleasant duty to perform. I am going to present the prizes to the winning competitors.• Most of them mix their part time police duties with a full day's work.• clerical and secretarial duties• Your duties will also include answering the phone and typing letters.
have a duty to• Under recently passed statutes, teachers now also have a duty to report child abuse and neglect.• Murphy said fund directors have a duty to maximize the retirement income of city employees.• I know now that I have a duty to look after myself, for no one else will bother.• I have a duty to point out where people go wrong.• I have a duty to support just governments in foreign countries, even though they have no legitimate power over me.• The court said that schools do not have a duty to supervise the grounds at all times.• Senior officials have a duty to protect junior officials and to set standards for those lower down.• So too do teachers have a duty to teach, and parents a duty to protect children from a debased cultural environment.
tours of duty• Prior to Feakle, army battalions were able to spend only five months outside Northern Ireland between tours of duty.• The major had been there on two separate tours of duty.
customs duty• While all customs duties accrued to the federal government, it received only about one-third of total sales tax revenue in 1985.• Their dispute there hinged on the right to collect customs duties, a matter left unclear in the Fontainebleau agreement.• Moving on, Doumer increased his revenues by funneling customs duties and direct taxes into his central treasury.• More dramatic still was the rise in customs duties.• It also announced that it was reducing customs duty on sales from such zones to the domestic market.• In particular, major tax breaks are planned, including removing customs duties on transport of works of art for exchange exhibitions.• Last month the customs duty was raised on luxury cars.• Mary restored the value of the customs duties.• At that time, all Andean Pact countries are expected to adopt zero customs duties on all imports from other members.
From Longman Business Dictionary
dutydu·ty /ˈdjuːtiˈduː-/ noun (plural duties)
1[countableC usually plural] something that you have to do as part of your job
Thomas J Hutchison was named chief executive officer, adding to his duties as president and chief operating officer.
→ see also breach of duty
→ fiduciary duty
2[countableC, uncountableU]TAX a tax you pay on something you buy, import etc
Democrats want these imported vans classified as trucks and hit with a 25% duty.
Duty is levied (=charged) on every bottle of wine brought into the country.
→ ad valorem duty → countervailing duty → customs duty → death duties → discriminating duty → estate duty → excise duty → export duty → import duty → specific duty → stamp duty
Origin duty
(1200-1300) Anglo-French dueté, from Old French deu; → DUE1

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