due

due
adjective

[predic.]expected at or planned for at a certain time
预定应到的；预期的，预定的；约定的
the baby's due in August.
孩子预产期在８月份。
he is due back soon.
按预定计划他会很快回来。
[with infinitive]talks are due to adjourn tomorrow.
会谈预定于明天休会。
■(of a payment) required at a certain time
（付款）到期的，应支付的
the May instalment was due.
５月份的分期付款该付了。
■(of a person) having reached a point where the thing mentioned is required or owed
（人）应有的，应该（得到）的
she was due for a rise.
她该加薪了。
you're more than due a holiday.
你应得的不只是一个假期。
■(of a thing) required or owed as a legal or moral obligation
（法律或道德上）正当的
he was only taking back what was due to him.
他只是拿回了他应得的东西。
you must pay any income tax due.
你必须缴纳规定的所得税。
[attrib.]of the proper quality or extent; adequate
适当的；充分的
driving without due care and attention.
鲁莽驾驶。

noun

(one's due/dues)a person's right; what is owed to someone
应有的权益，应得的事物
he thought it was his due.
他认为那是他应得的。
(dues)(Brit.)an obligatory payment; a fee
(英)应缴款，（会费等）费用
he had paid trade union dues for years.
他已缴纳了多年的工会会费。

adverb

(with reference to a point of the compass) exactly; directly
正对着…方向地
we'll head due south again on the same road.
我们将在同一条路上再次向正南方行进。

常用词组
due to

caused by or ascribable to
由…导致的，应归功于，应归咎于
unemployment due to automation will grow steadily.
自动化导致的失业人数将不断增加。
because of; owing to
因为，由于
he had to withdraw due to a knee injury.
他因膝伤不得不退出。

give someone their due

in due course

at the appropriate time
在适当的时间
the range will be extended in due course.
在适当的时候范围将被扩大。

pay one's dues

语源

Middle English (in the sense payable): from Old French deu 'owed', based on Latin debitus 'owed', from debere 'owe'

用法

Due to in the sense ‘because of’, as in he had to retire due to an injuryhas been condemned as incorrect on the grounds that due is an adjective and should not be used as a preposition.However, the prepositional use, first recorded at the end of the 19th century, is now common in all types of literature and is regarded as part of standard English

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