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call of duty
noun[ S ]
uk /ˌkɔːl əv ˈdjuː.ti/ us /ˌkɑːl əv ˈduː.t̬i/
the feeling that you should do something because it is your duty: 职责的召唤
For Anne, the call of duty was strong.对安来说，职责的召唤十分强烈。
These heroes courageously answered the call of duty.这些英雄勇敢地响应了职责的召唤。
The doctor faithfully followed his profession, never hesitating to respond to the call of duty.
According to the book, she then felt the call of duty and rallied to her husband's cause.
Some of these young men and women had joined for adventure, some had enlisted out of idealism or a call of duty.
If his country were threatened, I think he would feel a call of duty.
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Idiom
beyond the call of duty
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