| 单词 | due |
| 释义 | adjective | adverb | noun duedue1 /du/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective [no comparative] 1be due a)to be expected to happen or arrive at a certain time or date: When is your baby due (=expected to be born)? The bus is due any minute now.due at/on etc. The flight from Chicago is due at 6:30 p.m.due for The video is due for release in July.be due to do something The theme park is due to open next year.be due back/out/in etc. Mike is due back today. b)to need to be paid or given on a particular date: due at/on/by etc. The next payment is due on Friday. My library books aren’t due until next week.2due to something because of: Her success is due to her hard work. Our flight was delayed due to fog. The fall in population is due largely to a drop in the birthrate. Our failure was due in part to bad management.3be due for something to have come to the time when something you receive or that happens regularly is supposed to happen again: You’re about due for a raise, aren’t you?4OWED [not before noun] owed to someone either as a debt or because he or she has a right to it: Please send the amount due immediately. He gives praise when it’s due.due to After he was fired, the company failed to pay him the commissions due to him.5APPROPRIATE [only before noun] formal appropriate or correct: The community association must use due care to make responsible decisions. They acted without due regard for the needs of patients.6with (all) due respect (to somebody) spoken said before you disagree with someone or criticize him or her in a polite way: With all due respect, your point is not really relevant.7in due time/course at some time in the future when it is the right time, especially after a process has been completed: The results of the survey will be published in due time.[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French deu owed, past participle of devoir to owe, from Latin debere] → see also duly adjective | adverb | noun duedue2 ●●○ adverb due north/south/east/west directly or exactly north, south, east, or west: The storm was 150 miles due east of New York City. adjective | adverb | noun duedue3 noun 1somebody’s due things such as respect, money, justice, etc. that someone deserves: Women composers rarely get their due.2dues [plural] regular payments you make to an organization of which you are a member: They pay union dues of about $8 a week.3give somebody his/her due to admit that someone has good qualities even though you often criticize him or her: Let’s give the man his due – he’s very good at making a profit. → see also give the devil his due at devil (13), see also pay your dues at pay1 (16) |
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