词组 | be duty bound |
释义 | Idiom be duty boundbe duty bound (to do something) if you are duty bound to do something, you have to do it because it is your duty.The government is duty bound to compensate those who lost money.I've been given a certain amount of training so I feel duty bound to stay in the job for at least a year. be duty boundTo be obligated or expected to do something. Now that our parents are dead, I'm duty bound to care for my siblings. As a parent, you are duty bound to protect your child. be/feel duty/honour ˈbound to do something(British English) (American English be/feel duty/honor ˈbound to do something) (formal) feel that you must do something because of your sense of moral duty: She felt honour bound to attend as she had promised to.Most people think that children are duty bound to look after their parents when they are old. |
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