网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 tour-of-duty
释义 tour of duty
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌtʊər əv ˈdjuː.ti/ us /ˌtʊr əv ˈduː.t̬i/(alsotour)
a period of time that someone, especially a soldier or an official, spends working in a foreign country: (尤指军人或官员在国外的)服役期,工作期
The soldiers have just completed a six-month tour in the Philippines.这些士兵刚刚结束了在菲律宾的半年服役期。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Military training & ceremonies
assault course
attention
civil defence
drill
drumhead
ease
fall
fall in
fatigue
march
military service
national service
obstacle course
pass out
passing-out
recon
reconnaissance
route march
tour
troop

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Politics - general words

Examples of tour of duty


tour of duty
His tourofduty ends shortly, and he is returning to take up a new appointment.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
A refreshment allowance of up to £1·18 is payable for each tourofduty or training; and a boot allowance of £20 per year.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The battalion on a spearhead tourofduty has been deployed once in the last five years.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The six-month tourofduty is worthy of serious consideration.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Perhaps a reservist who has done more than one tourofduty abroad should receive an award, not necessarily money.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The normal duration of a tourofduty varies according to the wider manning and training requirements of each service.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The normal period of tourofduty is 18 months.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Seven, all volunteers, have either completed more than one tourofduty or are currently doing so.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Before and after his tourofduty, he may get leave of 14 days or thereabouts.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
There is no limit for members of the forces who are serving on a tourofduty overseas of over four months.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
None of the officers currently deployed is serving a six-month tourofduty.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The tourofduty has been extended from three months to six months.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The average tourofduty with an individual submarine is about two years.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The normal tourofduty abroad is 2½ years for men and two years for women.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
We warmly welcome his successor for what we are confident will be a long and successful tourofduty.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
See all examples of tour of duty
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
随便看

 

反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2005-2024 fscai.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2024/12/23 4:42:56