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duty

English → Chinese

noun//ˈdjuː.ti//

(obligation) 责任: 法律、道德或职业上必须履行的义务; 本分

It is the duty of every citizen to vote in the national election.

(Chinese) 在全国选举中投票是每个公民的责任。

The guard remained at his post out of a sense of duty.

(Chinese) 警卫出于责任感坚守在岗位上。

noun//ˈdjuː.ti//

(finance) 关税: 进出口商品时需缴纳的税金; 捐税

You have to pay import duty on electronics bought from abroad.

(Chinese) 从国外购买的电子产品必须缴纳进口关税。

High duties were placed on tobacco to discourage smoking.

(Chinese) 为了减少吸烟,烟草被课以重税。

Entry ID: en:zh:duty · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary