| [/djuː; US duː; du/] adj 用法:
1 [pred 作表语] (a) ~ (to sb) owed as a debt or an obligation 应支付; 应给予; 欠下:
Have they been paid the money due to them? 他们是否已得到了应得的钱? *
I'm still due fifteen days' holiday. 我还应有十五天假期.
(b) ~ for sth owed sth; deserving sth 应有; 应得到:
She's due for promotion soon. 她不久就要晋升了. 用法:
2 [pred 作表语] requiring immediate payment 须立即支付; 到期:
fall/become due 到期 *
My rent isn't due till Wednesday. 我的租金星期三才到期. 用法:
3 [pred 作表语] ~ (to do sth) scheduled; arranged; expected 预定; 约定; 预期:
His book is due to be published in October. 他的书预定十月份出版. *
The train is due (in) (ie scheduled to arrive) in five minutes. 火车预定在5分钟後到达. 用法:
4 [attrib 作定语] suitable; right; proper 适当的; 正当的; 适宜的:
after due consideration 经适当考虑之後 *
With all due respect, I disagree completely. 不揣冒昧, 实不敢苟同. 用法:
5 ~ to sth/sb caused by sb/sth; because of sb/sth 由某人[某事物]引起的; 由於某人[某事物]:
The team's success was largely due to her efforts. 该队的成功在很大程度上是由於她的努力. 用法:
6 (idm 习语)in ,due `course at the appropriate time; eventually 在适当时机; 最终:
Your request will be dealt with in due course. 你的要求将在适当时机予以处理. due 2
NOTE ON USAGE 用法: 用法:
1 Some speakers are careful to use due to only after the verb be 有些说英语的人用due to一词很谨慎, 仅将之用於动词之後:
His lateness was due to the very heavy traffic on the motorway. 他迟到是因高速公路上车辆过多所致. But it is also generally considered acceptable today as a synonym for owing to, which is used differently 但目前普遍认为可将due to看作是owing to的同义词, 而owing to的用法与之有别:
He was late owing to/due to the very heavy traffic. 他迟到是因为交通拥挤. *
Due to/Owing to the heavy traffic, he was late. 因交通拥挤, 他迟到了. 用法:
2 Due to can be used immediately after a noun *due to可直接用於名词之後:
Accidents due to driving at high speed were very common that weekend. 在那个周末因高速驾驶造成的交通事故很多. due 3
[/djuː; US duː; du/] n 用法:
1 [sing] thing that should be given to sb by right 某人理应得到的东西:
He received a large reward, which was no more than his due, ie at least what he deserved. 他得到了巨大的酬劳, 这至少是他应得的. 用法:
2 dues [pl] charges or fees, eg for membership of a club 应交纳的费用（如俱乐部的会费）:
I haven't paid my dues yet. 我还没交会费. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) give sb his `due (fml 文) be fair to sb 公平对待某人:
She's a slow worker but, to give her her due, she does try very hard. 她工作很慢, 但平心而论, 她确实非常努力. give the devil his due => devil1. due 4
[/djuː; US duː; du/] adv (of points of the compass) exactly （指罗盘的方位）正向:
sail due east 向正东方航行 *
walk three miles due north 向正北走三英里. |