duties

美 [ˈdutiz]英 [ˈdjuːtiz]
  • n.职责;责任;义务;任务;值班;上班;本分
  • duty的复数
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These are all words for a piece of work that sb has to do.以上各词均指任务、工作。

a piece of work that sb has to do, especially a difficult or unpleasant one尤指艰巨或令人厌烦的任务、工作:

Our first task will be to set up a communications system.

我们的首项任务是架设通信系统。

tasks that are part of your job指职责、任务:

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。

an important official job that a person or group of people is given to do, especially when they are sent to another country指官方使命、使团的使命:

They undertook a fact-finding mission in the region.

他们承担了在该地区核查事实的工作。

a piece of work that sb has to do指一项任务、一件工作:

I've got various jobs around the house to do.

我在家里有各种各样的活儿要干。

A task may be more difficult than a job and require you to think carefully about how you are going to do it. A job may be sth small that is one of several jobs that you have to do, especially in the home; or a job can be sth that takes a long time and is boring and/or needs a lot of patience.

a task that sb is given to do, usually as part of their job or studies指分派的工作、任务、布置的作业:

You must complete three written assignments.

你必须完成三个书面作业。

a task that you have to do regularly, especially one that you do in the home and find unpleasant or boring指日常事务、例行工作、尤指令人厌烦或无聊的家务活:

household chores

家务杂活

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频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 职务;义务
    Duty is work that you have to do for your job.

    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。

  • 2
    N-PLURAL 职责;任务;本职工作
    Your duties are tasks which you have to do because they are part of your job.

    I carried out my duties conscientiously...

    我一丝不苟地履行我的职责。

  • 3
    N-SING 责任;本分
    If you say that something is your duty, you believe that you ought to do it because it is your responsibility.

    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。

  • 4
    N-VAR
    Duties are taxes which you pay to the government on goods that you buy.

    Import duties still average 30%.

    进口税的平均水平仍然在 30%。

  • 5
    PHRASE 下班/上班;不值班/值班
    If someone such as a policeman or a nurse is off duty, they are not working. If someone is on duty, they are working.

    I'm off duty...

    我下班了。

  1. Modern woman has been freed from many of the duties that befell her sisters in times past .

    现代女性已经从许多压在旧时女性身上的责任中解放出来了。

  2. One mustn 't neglect one 's duties .

    不能忘记自己的责任。

  3. 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。

  4. What time do you go off duty ?

    你什么时候下班?

  5. 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。

  6. It is my duty to report it to the police .

    把这事报告给警方是我的责任。

  7. She has shown enthusiasm in the performance of her duties .

    她在工作中表现出对工作的热忱。

  8. She felt it her duty to tell the police .

    她认为报警是她的义务。

  9. The next crew relief comes on duty at 9 o'clock .

    下一批换班的员工9点钟接班。

  10. On Monday he would have to return to his regular duties .

    星期一,他就得回去正常上班了。

  11. The story tells of a classic conflict between love and duty .

    这故事讲的是典型的爱情与责任之间的矛盾。

  12. The state has a duty to protect its citizens against external enemies .

    国家有义务保护本国公民不受外敌侵犯。

  13. A policeman was injured in the line of duty yesterday .

    昨天有一名警察在执行公务时受伤。

  14. He had failed in the execution of his duty .

    他未能履行职责。

  15. 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。

  16. The police officers were found guilty of serious dereliction of duty .

    这些警察被判犯有严重渎职罪。

  17. He felt he would be failing in his duty if he did not report it .

    他认为他如果不报告就是失职。

  18. The authority failed to carry out its statutory duties .

    主管部门未履行自己的法定职责。

  19. Local councillors have a duty to serve the community .

    地方议员有义务为社区服务。

  20. There will only be a skeleton staff on duty over the holiday .

    假期将只留必需的少数职员值班。

  21. The school 's motto is : ‘ Duty , Honour , Country ’ .

    这所学校的校训是:“责任、荣誉、国家”。

  22. My duties seem to change daily at the whim of the boss .

    我的职责似乎随着老板的兴致每天改变。

  23. Your duties include typing letters and answering the telephone .

    你的职责是打信件和接电话。

  24. I was on picket duty at the time .

    当时我正执行罢工的纠察任务。

  25. He was weaned on a diet of rigid discipline and duty .

    他自幼受到严格纪律和职责的约束。

  26. They were charged with obstructing the police in the course of their duty .

    他们被指控妨碍警察执行公务。

  27. Her duty was to produce an heir to the throne .

    她的任务就是生育王位继承人。

  28. Half the garrison is / are on duty .

    卫戍部队有半数在执行守备任务。

  29. The soldiers all used to do a six-month tour of duty in Northern Ireland .

    士兵过去都要在北爱尔兰服役六个月。

  30. Opposition MPs charged the minister with neglecting her duty .

    反对党议员指责女部长玩忽职守。