( duties) (; ) [, ]a tax that you pay on things that you buy, especially those that you bring into a country税；（尤指进口货物交纳的）关税◆They have put higher duties on steel imports.他们对进口钢铁征收较高的关税。◆$500 m was paid to the government in duty.政府征收了 5 亿元的关税。◆There is no increase in the duty on fuel.燃油税没有提高。 [] the work that is your job上班；值班◆Report for duty at 8 a.m.早上 8 点上班报到。◆I'm on night duty this week.我本周值夜班。duties [] tasks that are part of your job职责；任务◆Your duties will include setting up a new computer system.你的职责将包括建立一个新的计算机系统。countervailing duty customs duty death duty discriminating duty heavy-duty import duty light-duty medium-duty stamp duty