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on duty
du·ty D0438500 (do͞o′tē, dyo͞o′-)n. pl. du·ties 1. a. An act or a course of action that is required of one by position, social custom, law, or religion: the duties of being a critical care nurse.b. Required action or service: jury duty; beyond the call of duty. See Synonyms at function.c. Active military service: a tour of duty.2. a. Moral or legal obligation: It is your duty to tell the truth.b. The compulsion felt to meet such obligation: acting out of duty.3. A tax charged by a government, especially on imports.4. a. The application of something for a purpose; use: The dining room table also does duty as a desk.b. A measure of efficiency expressed as the amount of work done per unit of energy used.5. The total volume of water required to irrigate a given area in order to cultivate a specific crop until harvest.Idioms: duty bound Obliged: You are duty bound to help your little sister and brother. off duty Not engaged in or responsible for assigned work. on duty Engaged in or responsible for assigned work.
[Middle English duete, from Anglo-Norman, from due, variant of Old French deu, due; see due.]Translationsduty (ˈdjuːti) – plural ˈduties – noun1. what one ought morally or legally to do. He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen. 責任，義務 责任，义务 2. an action or task requiring to be done, especially one attached to a job. I had a few duties to perform in connection with my job. 任務 任务3. (a) tax on goods. You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country. 關稅 关税ˈdutiable adjective (of goods) on which tax is to be paid. 應繳稅的 应缴税的ˈdutiful adjective (negative undutiful) careful to do what one should. a dutiful daughter. 盡職的 尽职的ˌduty-ˈfree adjective free from tax. duty-free wines. 免稅的 免税的off duty not actually working and not liable to be asked to do so: The doctor's off duty this weekend; () adjective (etc)She spends her off-duty hours at home. 下班 下班on duty carrying out one's duties or liable to be asked to do so during a certain period. I'm on duty again this evening. 值班，上班 值班，上班 on duty
on dutyOfficially in the capacity of working during one's normal working day or assigned hours. Typically used of doctors, nurses, and police officers. Often hyphenated. I'd love to sit down with you for a drink, but as you can see by the uniform I'm wearing, I'm actually on duty right now. Even though several on-duty police officers were on the scene, no one noticed the burglar stealing the painting.See also: duty, onon dutyat work; currently doing one's work. (The opposite of off duty.) I can't help you now, but I'll be on duty in about an hour. Who is on duty here? I need some help.See also: duty, onon dutyAt one's post, at work, as in The new nurse was on duty that evening, or The watchman was fired because he was drunk on duty. [Mid-1600s] The antonym, off duty, means "not engaged in one's work," as in Captain Smith was much more amiable when he was off duty. [Mid-1800s] See also: duty, onon/off ˈduty (of nurses, police officers, etc.) working/not working at a particular time: Who’s on duty today? ♢ What time do you go off duty?See also: duty, off, on on duty Engaged in or responsible for assigned work.See also: duty, onEncyclopediaSeedutyFinancialSeeDuty |