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due/dju:/ adj., n. & adv.●adj. 1 (作 predic.) owing or payable as a debt or an obligation 欠款的；应支付的 our thanks are due to him 我们应向他致谢; ￡ 500 was due on the 15th 应在 15 日支付 500 英镑 2 (often foll. by 常后跟 to) merited; appropriate; fitting 应有的；合适的；适当的 his due reward 他该得的报酬; received the applause due to a hero 受到给予英雄的热烈欢呼 3 (作 attrib.) rightful; proper; adequate 正当的；适当的；充分的 after due consideration 经过充分的考虑之后 4 (作 predic.; foll. by 后跟 to) to be ascribed to (a cause, an agent, etc.) 应归功于(某事业); 应归咎于(某代理人等) the discovery was due to Newton 此项发现应归功于牛顿 5 (作 predic.) intended to arrive at a certain time (预定)应到的 a train is due at 7:30 火车定于 7 点半到达 6 (foll. by 后跟 to + infin.) under an obligation or agreement to do something 约定的；预定的 due to speak tonight 预定今晚演讲 ●n. 1 a person's right; what is owed to a person (某人)应有的权益；应得的事物 a fair hearing is my due 我有权得到公正的听证 2 (in pl. 用复数)a what one owes 借款；应付款 pays his dues 偿还借款 b Brit. an obligatory payment; a fee; a legal charge [英]应交款；费；会费 harbour dues 港务费; university dues 大学学费 ●adv. (of a point of the compass) exactly, directly (指南针的尖)正对着 went due east 正朝东; a due north wind 正北风 □ due to disp. because of, owing to (cf. sense 4 of adj. 参见形容词释义 4) [异议]因为；由于 he was late due to an accident 他由于事故来晚了 □ fall (or become) due (of a bill etc.) be immediately payable (账单等)到期 □ in due course 1 at about the appropriate time 在适当的时候 2 in the natural order 按自然次序 [Middle English from Old French deü, ultimately from Latin debitus, past part. of debēre ‘owe’]■ Usage 用法说明 The use of due to to mean ‘because of’ as in the example He was late due to an accident is regarded as unacceptable by some people. It can be avoided by substituting His lateness was due to an accident, It was due to an accident that he was late, or He was late owing to/ because of an accident. 有些人认为例中 He was late due to an accident (他由于事故来晚了)的 due to 用来表示 because of (因为)是不能接受的。为避免此情况，可用 His lateness was due to an accident, It was due to an accident that he was late, 或用 He was late owing to/ because of an accident 替代。 |