单词 | duty |
释义 | Word Frequency duty(ˈdjuːtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties 1. a task or action that a person is bound to perform for moral or legal reasons 2. respect or obedience due to a superior, older persons, etc filial duty 3. the force that binds one morally or legally to one's obligations 4. a government tax, esp on imports 5. British a. the quantity or intensity of work for which a machine is designed b. a measure of the efficiency of a machine 6. the quantity of water necessary to irrigate an area of land to grow a particular crop 7. a. a job or service allocated b. (as modifier) duty rota 8. do duty for 9. off duty 10. on duty Word origin C13: from Anglo-French dueté, from Old French deu due |
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