call of duty
noun[S]
uk/ˌkɔːl əv ˈdjuː.ti/us/ˌkɑːl əv ˈduː.t̬i/thefeelingthat you should do something because it isyourduty:
职责的召唤For Anne,thecallofdutywasstrong.对安来说，职责的召唤十分强烈。
Theseheroescourageouslyansweredthecallofduty.这些英雄勇敢地响应了职责的召唤。
- Thedoctorfaithfullyfollowedhisprofession, neverhesitatingtorespondto thecallofduty.
- According to thebook, she thenfeltthecallofdutyandralliedto her husband'scause.
- Some of theseyoungmen and women hadjoinedforadventure, some hadenlistedout ofidealismor acallofduty.
- If hiscountrywerethreatened, Ithinkhe wouldfeelacallofduty.
Duty, obligation and responsibility
- accountable
- answer forsomething
- answerable
- baby
- brother
- domain
- fail
- gotta
- had better/best dosomethingidiom
- hat
- havesomethingonyourhandsidiom
- hold sb to accountidiom
- payyourduesidiom
- pigeon
- portfolio
- purview
- remit
- responsibility
- someone'sanswer tosomeone/somethingidiom
- stick
Idiom
beyond the call of duty