A duty dodged is like a debt unpaid; it is only deferred, and we must come back and settle the account at last.
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n. 职责，责任;义务;职责或工作;税收;
💡 deb, du =owe (欠债)
"It is my duty to report it to the police."
把这事报告给警方是我的责任。
近义：job, obligation, obstriction, onus, responsibility, commitment
反义：authorization, permission
n. 债务;负债情况;义务;罪，过失;
💡 deb, du =owe (欠债)
"Bad housing is interconnected with debt and poverty."
住房条件差与负债以及贫困相关联。
近义：indebtedness, indebtment, liabilities, liability, obligation, obligement
反义：outlay, pay, paying, payoff, retribution, defrayal
unpaid
[,ʌn'ped]
adj. 未付的;（债等）未还、未缴纳的;不支付薪水服务的;
💡 un未+paid支付→未付款的，不受报酬的
"He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm."
他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验.
近义：outstanding, overdrawn, unexpended, unliquidated, unsettled, unsalaried
反义：cancelled, canceled
vt. 解决;安排;使定居;使沉淀;
vi. 下沉;定居;
n. 高背长靠椅;
💡 set安置好+tle表动词 → 固定；安居
"Attempts are being made to settle the dispute by diplomatic means."
正在努力通过外交途径解决争端。
近义：resolve, solve, bridge, crack, decide, determine
n. 账，账目;存款;记述，报告;理由;
vi. 解释;导致;报账;
vt. 认为;把…视作;
💡 ac一再+count计算→计算，算账
"I don't have a bank account."
我没有银行账户。
近义：numeration, reckoning, score, tally, count, counting
aux. 必须;必然要;（做出逻辑推断）;（表示坚持）;
n. 必须做的事，必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香;
vt.& vi. （表示必要或很重要）必须;（提出建议）应该;得;（表示很可能或符合逻辑）一定;
adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义：ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite