duty

duty, obligation, responsibility, function

名词 duty:

1. work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
2. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force- John D.Rockefeller Jr
   同义词：responsibility, obligation
3. a government tax on imports or exports
   同义词：tariff

1. It's our duty to protect the saplings.
   保护树苗是我们的责任。
2. I arrive at the hospital at eight o'clock, but I don't go on duty until nine.
   我八点钟就到医院了，但是九点钟我才去值班。
3. I'm duty bound to visit my old aunt.
   我有义务去探望年老的姑妈。
4. It's my duty to help you.
   帮你忙是我份内该做的事。

du.ty

n.（名词）
【复数】 du.ties
An act or a course of action that is required of one by position, social custom, law, or religion:
责任：因地位、社会习惯、法律或宗教的需要而产生的行为或行为的过程：
例句：
Do your duty to your country.
为你的国家尽义务

Moral obligation:
道德上义务：
例句：
acting out of duty.
出于道德责任而为

The compulsion felt to meet such obligation.See Synonyms at obligation
责任感：一种想负起这种义务的感情参见 obligation
A service, function, or task assigned to one, especially in the armed forces:
兵役：军队里的服务、职责和分派的任务：
例句：
hazardous duty.
危险的任务

Function or work; service:
职责或工作；服务：
例句：
jury duty.See Synonyms at function
陪审员的职责参见 function

Abbr. dy.A tax charged by a government, especially on imports.
缩写 dy.税：一种由政府对进口货物征收的税，尤指进口关税
Abbr. dy.
缩写 dy.
The work performed by a machine under specified conditions.
功能负荷：由机器在特定条件下完成的工作量
A measure of efficiency expressed as the amount of work done per unit of energy used.
功率：一单位能量所做的功的量
The total volume of water required to irrigate a given area in order to cultivate a specific crop until harvest.
灌溉率：用来灌溉指定地区特定农作物从栽培到收获时期内的用水总量

<习惯用语>duty bound
Obliged:
责无旁贷的：
例句：
You are duty bound to help your little sister and brother.
你有责任帮助你的弟弟妹妹

来源：
Middle English duete
中古英语 duete
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法语
from due
源自 due
variant of Old French deu [due] * see due
古法语 deu的变体 [应有的] *参见 due