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duty noun 1sth that you have to do because it is right or expected 义务ADJECTIVE | VERB + DUTY | DUTY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcontractual, legal, statutory (especially BrE) 合同／法律／法定义务◆Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose.零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货物的法定义务。fiduciary 信义义务◆the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders公司对其股东所负的信义义务constitutional (especially NAmE) 宪法义务general, primary 基本义务；主要责任◆the general duty of the police to preserve the peace警察维持治安的基本职责professional 职责civic, public 公民义务；公共义务◆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。patriotic 爱国义务Christian, religious 基督徒的责任；宗教义务family, filial, parental 家庭责任；子女应尽的义务；父母的责任ethical, moral 伦理责任；道德上的义务◆He felt it was his moral duty to help others.他觉得帮助他人是他道义上的责任。absolute, bounden (formal) , sacred, solemn, sworn 绝对的／义不容辞的／神圣的／庄严的／誓约的义务◆I feel it's my bounden duty to try and help her.我觉得尽力帮助她是我义不容辞的责任。VERB + DUTYhave, owe (law 法律) 有责任；有义务◆You have a legal duty to take reasonable care.你有适当注意的法律义务。◆The company owes a duty of care to all its customers.公司有义务照顾好所有顾客。carry out, do, fulfil/fulfill, meet, perform 履行义务；尽责任◆I suppose we'd better do our duty and report the accident.我想我们最好还是履行义务，报道此事故。◆She felt she had fulfilled her duty by providing him with a son.她认为给他生了个儿子就已经尽了责任。fail in 未尽责任◆He had failed in his duty to his daughter.他对女儿未尽到责任。breach, violate 失职；违反义务◆She had violated her legal duty of confidentiality.她违反了保密的法律义务。avoid, neglect, shirk 免负责任；疏忽职守；逃避责任◆I'd be shirking my duty if I didn't warn him.如果我没有对他提出警告，那就是逃避责任。abandon 放弃责任◆I can't abandon my duty.我不能放弃我的责任。assign, charge sb with, impose 分配任务；让某人承担责任；赋予责任◆It was a duty imposed by her father.那是她父亲给她的责任。assume, take on 承担责任◆He took on the duty of maintaining the family home.他承担了养家的责任。DUTY + VERBcall 公务在身◆I wanted to stop and chat, but duty called and I went back to the office.我想停下来聊会儿，但由于公务在身，我又回到了办公室。PREPOSITIONunder a/the duty 有义务◆You are under a statutory duty to keep accurate records.你有做好准确记录的法定义务。duty of ⋯的义务；⋯的责任◆It's the duty of each and every one of us to do their best for the team.我们当中的每个人都有义务为团队尽最大努力。◆They have a duty of confidentiality.他们有保密的责任。duty to, duty towards/toward 对⋯的责任◆They have a duty to their parents to work hard.他们有为了父母而努力工作的责任。PHRASESa breach of duty 失职◆It was a clear breach of professional duty.那是明显的失职行为。do your duty by sb 为某人尽职◆You feel that you have to do your duty by your children.你感到必须对你的孩子尽责任。be duty bound to do sth 做⋯义不容辞◆An employer is not duty bound to provide a reference when an employee leaves.雇员离职时雇主没有必须出具推荐信的义务。(above and) beyond the call of duty 超出了职责◆The time he put in helping new recruits went beyond the call of duty.他在帮助新雇员方面投入的时间超出了他的职责要求。duty done 尽到责任◆She put down the phone and went out, her duty done.她放下电话走了出去，已经尽到了责任。feel it your duty to do sth 认为做⋯是自己的责任◆I felt it my duty to go to the police.我认为向警方报案是我的责任。in breach of a duty (formal, especially BrE) 违反义务◆It was ruled that the injured man was in breach of his duty by not wearing the safety equipment provided.裁决认为伤者未佩戴提供的安全装备是没有尽到义务。a sense of duty 责任感◆I did it out of a sense of duty.出于责任感我才这么做。 |