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单词 turn of duty
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turn of duty
d. turn of duty: a period of time spent on duty occurring in rotation with others; cf. tour of duty at tour n. 1.
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1743 Hist. & Proc. House of Lords VIII. 83 To keep any Regiment at Portmahon longer than their Turn of Duty requires, I must look on as a Sort of Punishment.
1821 M. Graham Jrnl. 28 Sept. in Captain's Wife (1993) 22 The militia are better dressed, and are now employed in regular turn of duty with the royal troops, who are going over to the patriots daily.
1989 T. M. Albert Tales Ulster Detective 16 The young Constable had drawn the short straw in the guarding of this bridge in that the Sergeant had inadvertently forgotten about him giving him a three week evening turn of duty instead of the usual week.
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