"duty" in Chinese (Simplified)
责任义务值班
Definition
Duty 指的是因为工作、身份、道德责任或法律而应该或必须做的事情。它也可以表示正式在岗、值班的工作时段。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常见搭配有 'a sense of duty'、'do your duty'、'on duty'/'off duty'。'Duty' 比 'job' 或 'task' 更正式,常带有道德责任感,而不只是普通任务。它也出现在固定表达中,如 'customs duty'(关税)。
Examples
It is our duty to help others.
帮助别人是我们的**责任**。
The nurse is on duty tonight.
那位护士今晚在**值班**。
One of his duties is answering emails.
他的**职责**之一是回复电子邮件。
I stayed late because I didn’t want to leave my duty to someone else.
我待到很晚,因为我不想把自己的**责任**留给别人。
He did it out of duty, not because he wanted praise.
他这样做是出于**责任**,不是因为想得到表扬。
When you're off duty, try not to check work messages every five minutes.
你**下班**后,尽量别每五分钟就查看一次工作消息。