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duty

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duty

BrE /ˈdjuːti/
NAmE /ˈduːti/

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●duty ˈcalls

used to say that you must do sth that cannot be avoided, especially when you have to stop doing sth pleasant （尤指要停下喜爱的事）去做不得不做的事

◆Ah, duty calls, I’m afraid — I really must go and finish off those letters.
哎呀，我还有不得不做的事，我真的必须回去写完那些信。

●on/off ˈduty

(of nurses, police officers, etc. 护士、警察等)

working/not working at a particular time 上班，值班；不上班，不值班

◆Who’s on duty today?
今天谁值班？

◆What time do you go off duty?
你什么时候下班？

●be/feel duty/honour ˈbound to do sth

(BrE)

(NAmE be/feel duty/honor ˈbound to do sth)

(formal)

feel that you must do sth because of your sense of moral duty 感到有义务做某事；做某事有不可推卸的责任

◆She felt honour bound to attend as she had promised to.她觉得既然自己答应了，道义上就一定要出席。

◆Most people think that children are duty bound to look after their parents when they are old.大多数人认为子女有责任赡养年迈的父母。

●beyond the call of ˈduty

(formal)

used for describing a greater degree of courage or effort than is usual or expected in a job, etc. （勇气或努力）超出工作要求

◆The young policeman later received an award for bravery beyond the call of duty.后来那个年轻的警察因超越本职范围的英勇事迹受到了奖励。

●in the ˌline of ˈduty

while doing a job 在执行任务时；在履行职责时

◆A police officer was injured in the line of duty yesterday.昨天有一名警察在执行公务时受了伤。

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