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due /djuː；duː/ a. | n. | ad. | prep. | phr.
I a.
1. 欠款的，应支付的
the amount still due 尚欠额
a letter with twenty cents postage due 一封欠资两角的信
A great deal of money is due to you. 应该付你好多钱。
2. 应给的；应得的
Refunds are considered due within seven days of flight cancellation. 一般认为航班取消后7天之内应给予退款。
He was treated with the deference due to an old man like him. 他受到了像他这样的老人应该受到的敬重。
3. 应有的；充分的；适当的；正式的
take due care 给予应有的关心
have duecause (to do sth.) 有充分的(做某事的)理由
due proof of loss 正式的损失证据
prayers offered in due form 按规定仪式举行的祷告
4. 预定应到的；预定的；约定的
The plane is due at noon. 飞机预定中午抵达。
His next book is due out shortly. 按预定计划他的下一本书即将出版。
He was due back (at work) Friday morning. 他定于星期五早上回来(上班)。
The guests are due to arrive here next week. 客人们预定下周到此。
The ewe is due (to lamb) this week. 预计这头母羊本星期下羔。
The baby is due in the middle of January. 婴儿的出生日期预计为1月中旬。
I am due for an R and R soon. 我的整休假期不久就要轮到了。
He is about due for a promotion. 他即将晋升了。
5. 期满的，到期的
The bill is due. 这张票据已到期。
My half-year's interest is due now. 我半年的利息现在到期了。
These are library books, due August 29. 这些是图书馆的书，8月29日到期应还。
II n.
1. 应有的权益；应得的事物；应有的承认
The artist has finally been accorded something of his due. 那位艺术家最终多少得到了应得的荣誉。
ask no more than one's due 不提非分的要求
2. [常作 dues]应缴款；税；会费
tonnage dues 吨税
The fellowship collects no dues. 该联谊会不收会费。
3. [dues] 责任，义务
III ad.
1. 正对着
a lake about 24 miles due north of the city 城市正北约24英里处的一个湖泊
a due east wind 正东风
2. 〈古〉= duly
IV prep.
〈主美〉
1. 被欠；应得
I'm due several pounds in expenses. 在支出费用中别人欠我几英镑。
Some of you are due refunds. 你们中的一些人应得退款
2. 应向…支付；应由…所得
Thanks will be due his friends. 应感谢他的朋友。
funds due a community 应拨给一社区的款项
[< OFr deu < devoir to owe < L debēre] phr. become (或 come, fall) due 期满，到期 The contract falls due in three months' time. 合同3个月后期满。The rent falls due tomorrow, don't forget to pay it. 房租明天到期，别忘了付。due to 1. 应归功于；应归咎于 It is due to him to admire his skill. 他的技艺受到赞赏对他来说受之无愧。 The discovery of the law is due to Newton. 这条定律是由牛顿发现的。death due to malaria 由疟疾引起的死亡 The sufferings of the people were due entirely to the corrupt government. 人民的苦难完全是由腐败政府造成的。2. 〈口〉由于，因为 The name was omitted due to oversight. 由于疏忽，那个名字被遗漏了。The prisoners were recaptured, due more to good luck than good management on the part of the police. 犯人重新落网并非因为警方运筹帷幄，而是由于侥幸。give sb. his due 给某人应有的评价，公道地对待某人 I don't like him, but to give him his due, he is a good singer. 我不喜欢他，但说句公道话，他歌唱得挺好。To give the Post Office its due, it is one of the most efficient services in the country. 说句公道话，邮局可算是国内办事效率最高的一个服务机构。give the Devil his due 见 devil
in due course 见 course
pay one's dues 尽责任；经受苦难；取得经验
We've paid considerable amounts of dues in trying to get it done. 为了把这件事做成功，我们花了许多精力。 |