duties

/ˈdjuː.ti/ (bre, ipa) · [dˈutiz] /ˈduː.t̬i/ (ame, ipa) · [dˈutiz] /ˈdü-tē How to pronounce duty (audio) also ˈdyü-/ (ame, mw)

duties — noun

1. the tasks or responsibilities that belong to a job, role, or situation and are e

1.名詞B1
釋義

the tasks or responsibilities that belong to a job, role, or situation and are expected from you.

例句

Checking the safety doors was one of Sahil's morning duties at the museum.

one of someone's duties

Mira shared cooking duties with her brother during the school break.

share duties

同義詞
  • responsibilities

    A broad word for things you are expected to handle or look after.

  • tasks

    Often smaller or more practical pieces of work, without the same sense of obligation.

  • obligations

    More formal and often stresses a moral or legal requirement.

文法句型

carry out duties

take over duties

share duties

official/household/front-desk duties

用法筆記

Usually plural when talking about the work or responsibilities connected with a job, a home, or another role. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about money charged on goods rather than tasks you must do.

常見錯誤

❌My duty in the office are many.
✅My duties in the office are many.
💡Use the plural when you mean several tasks or responsibilities.

2. taxes that a government charges on goods brought into, or sometimes sent out of,

2.名詞B2
釋義

taxes that a government charges on goods brought into, or sometimes sent out of, a country.

例句

The shop paid import duties on the coffee it bought from Brazil.

pay import duties on something

Customs duties made Soraya's new camera cost much more than expected.

customs duties

同義詞
  • tariffs

    Often used for official charges on imported goods, especially in trade policy.

  • customs charges

    A practical phrase for money collected by customs officials at the border.

  • levies

    A more formal word for taxes or charges imposed by an authority.

文法句型

pay duties on something

import/customs duties

用法筆記

Most often appears in phrases such as import duties or customs duties. In everyday English, duties usually refers to taxes connected with goods crossing a border, not ordinary local taxes.

常見錯誤

❌The company paid duties for local sales.
✅The company paid duties on imported goods.
💡Duties usually refers to border taxes on goods, not ordinary sales tax inside one country.