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dutifully adverb uk /ˈdʒuː.tɪ.fəl.i/ us /ˈduː.t̬ɪ.fəl.i/ in a way that shows that you want to obey and do everything that you are expected to do : 尽责地,尽职地 Once he began his experiments, he followed every scientific lead and dutifully recorded his results.他一开始实验,就遵循每一条科学线索,尽职尽责地记录结果。 Thomas dutifully tried to live up to his grandfather's wishes. 托马斯尽心尽责,努力不辜负祖父的期望。 See
dutiful A study showed that even people who dutifully apply sunscreen often don't use enough to get the full value of the product's SPF. She craves attention from her parents and dutifully tends to her younger brothers. We dutifully read each piece of work by Chaucer and Shakespeare and most of us even enjoyed them. Police agencies dutifully report arrests to the FBI, but they often lose track of cases when they go to court. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Obedient and compliant accordance acquiescent acquiescently adherence compliantly do as someone is told dutiful easy follower followership pursuant ruly sheep sheeple slavish slavishly someone's answer to someone/somethingidiom truckle what/whatever someone says goesidiom yielding |