due

adjective

OPAL W

/djuː/

/duː/

Idioms

caused by由于

[not before noun] due to somebody/something caused by somebody/something; because of somebody/something由于；因为

The team's success was largely due to her efforts.这个队的成功主要是她努力的结果。
He argues that climate change is mainly due to the actions of industrialized countries.他认为气候变化主要是由于工业化国家的行动。
The increase in reported cases is partly due to growing public awareness of the disease.报告病例的增加部分是由于公众对这种疾病的认识不断提高。
This increase is due in part to the strong economy.这一增长部分是由于强劲的经济。
Most of the problems were due to human error.多数问题都是人为错误造成的。
The delay to the flight was due to the fact that there was ice on the runway.航班延误是因为跑道上有冰。
The project had to be abandoned due to a lack of government funding.这项工程由于缺乏政府的资助而不得不放弃。
Due to staff shortages, we are unable to offer a full buffet service on this train.由于人员短缺，我们无法在这趟列车上提供全套自助餐服务。

Homophones dew | duedew due

/djuː/

/duː/

dew noun
- The dew sparkled in the morning sunlight.露珠在早晨的阳光下闪闪发光。
due adjective
- The fourth soloist was absent due to an illness.第四位独奏者因病缺席。
due noun
- Despite his talent, radio and TV have never given him his due.尽管他很有才华，但广播和电视从未给他应有的待遇。
due adverb
- They sailed due north.他们正北航行。

Language Bank because ofbecause ofExplaining reasons解释原因

- The number of people with diabetes is growing, partly because of an increase in levels of obesity.患糖尿病的人数不断上升，部分原因是肥胖人数增加。
- The number of overweight children has increased dramatically in recent years, largely as a result of changes in diet and lifestyle.近年来肥胖儿童的数量急剧上升，很大程度上是由饮食和生活方式的改变引起的。
- The increase in childhood obesity is largely due to/the result of changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years.肥胖儿童人数的增多主要是过去二十年来饮食和生活方式的改变所致。
- Many obese children are bullied at school on account of their weight.许多肥胖儿童因为其体重问题在学校受到欺负。
- Part of the problem with treating childhood obesity stems from the fact that parents do not always recognize that their children are obese.治疗肥胖儿童的困难部分源自父母有时并不认为自己的孩子肥胖。
- Childhood obesity may be caused by genetic factors, as well as environmental ones.儿童肥胖既可能由环境因素引起，也可能是遗传因素所致。

Some people think that it is more correct to use owing to to mean ‘because of’ after a verb or at the beginning of a clause, because due is an adjective. However, this use of due to is now very common and accepted as part of standard English.Topics Change, cause and effectb1

expected预期

[not before noun] arranged or expected预定；预期；预计

When's the baby due?宝宝什么时候出世？
The next train is due in five minutes.下一班火车预定在五分钟后抵达。
My essay's due next Friday (= it has to be given to the teacher by then).我的论文下周五必须交。
due to do something Rose is due to start school in January.罗斯一月份就要开始上学了。
due for something The band's first album is due for release later this month.这个乐队的第一张唱片预定在本月下旬发行。

owed欠款

[not usually before noun] when a sum of money is due, it must be paid immediately到期

Payment is due on 1 October.付款期限为 10 月 1 日。
Membership fees are now due for the coming year.会员费明年到期。

Topics Permission and obligationb2, Moneyb2

[not before noun] due (to somebody) owed to somebody as a debt, because it is their right or because they have done something to deserve it应支付；应给予；应归于

Have they been paid the money that is due to them?他们应得的钱付给他们了吗？
Our thanks are due to the whole team.我们要向全队致谢。

[not before noun] owed something; deserving something应有；应得到

due something I'm still due 15 days' leave.我还应有 15 天的休假。
due for something She's due for promotion soon.她很快该晋升了。

suitable/right适当；合适

[only before noun] (formal) that is suitable or right in the circumstances适当的；恰当的；合适的

After due consideration, we have decided to appoint Mr Davis to the job.经过适当考虑之后，我们决定委任戴维斯先生负责这项工作。
Due allowance should be made for inexperience.应该考虑到缺乏经验。
(British English) He was charged with driving without due care and attention.他被控鲁莽驾驶。

compare undue

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

Idioms

give credit where credit is due

to give somebody the praise they deserve, even if you do not really want to应有；应得到
- Give credit where credit is due—what the man does, he does well.该表扬的地方就表扬——人做什么，他就做什么。

in due course

at the right time and not before在适当的时候；到一定的时候
- Your request will be dealt with in due course.你的要求将在适当的时候予以处理。

with respect | with all due respect

(formal) used when you are going to disagree, usually quite strongly, with somebody（通常在表示强烈不同意之前说）恕我直言
- With all due respect, the figures simply do not support you on this.恕我直言，这些数字根本不能支持你的观点。
- With all due respect, I think you've misunderstood what he said.我无意冒犯，但我认为你误解了他的话。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

due

noun

/djuː/

/duː/

Idioms

your/somebody’s due [uncountable] a thing that should be given to somebody by right应有的权利；应得到的东西
- He received a large reward, which was no more than his due (= than what he deserved).他得到重赏，这也是他应该得到的。
- She's a slow worker, but to give her her due (= to be fair to her), she does try very hard.她做事很慢，但说句公道话，她确实很尽力。
Homophones dew | due
dew due
/djuː/

/duː/
- dew noun
  The dew sparkled in the morning sunlight.露珠在早晨的阳光下闪闪发光。
- due adjective
  The fourth soloist was absent due to an illness.第四位独奏者因病缺席。
- due noun
  Despite his talent, radio and TV have never given him his due.尽管他很有才华，但广播和电视从未给他应有的待遇。
- due adverb
  They sailed due north.他们正北航行。
dues
[plural] charges, for example to be a member of a club应缴款（如俱乐部会费）
- to pay your dues缴你的会费
- trade union dues工会会费

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

Idioms

pay your dues

to work hard and gain experience, so that you deserve success or respect应有：努力工作并获得经验，以便您值得成功或尊重
- As a young actor, he paid his dues in small roles.作为一名年轻的演员，他在小角色上付出了代价。
- She is incredibly qualified and has paid her dues to become president.她非常有资格，并且已经为成为总统付出了代价。
to do what is required or expected of you预定；预期；预计
- Vick paid his dues (= completed his punishment), and since being released from prison has been a model citizen.维克已经服满了刑，出狱后一直是模范公民。

词汇	due
释义	due adjective OPAL W /djuː/ /duː/ Idioms caused by由于 [not before noun] due to somebody/something caused by somebody/something; because of somebody/something由于；因为 The team's success was largely due to her efforts.这个队的成功主要是她努力的结果。 He argues that climate change is mainly due to the actions of industrialized countries.他认为气候变化主要是由于工业化国家的行动。 The increase in reported cases is partly due to growing public awareness of the disease.报告病例的增加部分是由于公众对这种疾病的认识不断提高。 This increase is due in part to the strong economy.这一增长部分是由于强劲的经济。 Most of the problems were due to human error.多数问题都是人为错误造成的。 The delay to the flight was due to the fact that there was ice on the runway.航班延误是因为跑道上有冰。 The project had to be abandoned due to a lack of government funding.这项工程由于缺乏政府的资助而不得不放弃。 Due to staff shortages, we are unable to offer a full buffet service on this train.由于人员短缺，我们无法在这趟列车上提供全套自助餐服务。 Homophones dew \| duedew due /djuː/ /duː/ dew noun The dew sparkled in the morning sunlight.露珠在早晨的阳光下闪闪发光。 due adjective The fourth soloist was absent due to an illness.第四位独奏者因病缺席。 due noun Despite his talent, radio and TV have never given him his due.尽管他很有才华，但广播和电视从未给他应有的待遇。 due adverb They sailed due north.他们正北航行。 Language Bank because ofbecause ofExplaining reasons解释原因 The number of people with diabetes is growing, partly because of an increase in levels of obesity.患糖尿病的人数不断上升，部分原因是肥胖人数增加。 The number of overweight children has increased dramatically in recent years, largely as a result of changes in diet and lifestyle.近年来肥胖儿童的数量急剧上升，很大程度上是由饮食和生活方式的改变引起的。 The increase in childhood obesity is largely due to/the result of changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years.肥胖儿童人数的增多主要是过去二十年来饮食和生活方式的改变所致。 Many obese children are bullied at school on account of their weight.许多肥胖儿童因为其体重问题在学校受到欺负。 Part of the problem with treating childhood obesity stems from the fact that parents do not always recognize that their children are obese.治疗肥胖儿童的困难部分源自父母有时并不认为自己的孩子肥胖。 Childhood obesity may be caused by genetic factors, as well as environmental ones.儿童肥胖既可能由环境因素引起，也可能是遗传因素所致。 Some people think that it is more correct to use owing to to mean ‘because of’ after a verb or at the beginning of a clause, because due is an adjective. However, this use of due to is now very common and accepted as part of standard English.Topics Change, cause and effectb1 expected预期 [not before noun] arranged or expected预定；预期；预计 When's the baby due?宝宝什么时候出世？ The next train is due in five minutes.下一班火车预定在五分钟后抵达。 My essay's due next Friday (= it has to be given to the teacher by then).我的论文下周五必须交。 due to do something Rose is due to start school in January.罗斯一月份就要开始上学了。 due for something The band's first album is due for release later this month.这个乐队的第一张唱片预定在本月下旬发行。 owed欠款 [not usually before noun] when a sum of money is due, it must be paid immediately到期 Payment is due on 1 October.付款期限为 10 月 1 日。 Membership fees are now due for the coming year.会员费明年到期。 Topics Permission and obligationb2, Moneyb2 [not before noun] due (to somebody) owed to somebody as a debt, because it is their right or because they have done something to deserve it应支付；应给予；应归于 Have they been paid the money that is due to them?他们应得的钱付给他们了吗？ Our thanks are due to the whole team.我们要向全队致谢。 [not before noun] owed something; deserving something应有；应得到 due something I'm still due 15 days' leave.我还应有 15 天的休假。 due for something She's due for promotion soon.她很快该晋升了。 suitable/right适当；合适 [only before noun] (formal) that is suitable or right in the circumstances适当的；恰当的；合适的 After due consideration, we have decided to appoint Mr Davis to the job.经过适当考虑之后，我们决定委任戴维斯先生负责这项工作。 Due allowance should be made for inexperience.应该考虑到缺乏经验。 (British English) He was charged with driving without due care and attention.他被控鲁莽驾驶。 compare undue 词源Middle English (in the sense ‘payable’): from Old French deu ‘owed’, based on Latin debitus ‘owed’, from debere ‘owe’ . Idioms give credit where credit is due to give somebody the praise they deserve, even if you do not really want to应有；应得到 Give credit where credit is due—what the man does, he does well.该表扬的地方就表扬——人做什么，他就做什么。 in due course at the right time and not before在适当的时候；到一定的时候 Your request will be dealt with in due course.你的要求将在适当的时候予以处理。 with respect \| with all due respect (formal) used when you are going to disagree, usually quite strongly, with somebody（通常在表示强烈不同意之前说）恕我直言 With all due respect, the figures simply do not support you on this.恕我直言，这些数字根本不能支持你的观点。 With all due respect, I think you've misunderstood what he said.我无意冒犯，但我认为你误解了他的话。 Topics Opinion and argumentc2 due noun /djuː/ /duː/ Idioms your/somebody’s due [uncountable] a thing that should be given to somebody by right应有的权利；应得到的东西 He received a large reward, which was no more than his due (= than what he deserved).他得到重赏，这也是他应该得到的。 She's a slow worker, but to give her her due (= to be fair to her), she does try very hard.她做事很慢，但说句公道话，她确实很尽力。 Homophones dew \| duedew due /djuː/ /duː/ dew noun The dew sparkled in the morning sunlight.露珠在早晨的阳光下闪闪发光。 due adjective The fourth soloist was absent due to an illness.第四位独奏者因病缺席。 due noun Despite his talent, radio and TV have never given him his due.尽管他很有才华，但广播和电视从未给他应有的待遇。 due adverb They sailed due north.他们正北航行。 dues [plural] charges, for example to be a member of a club应缴款（如俱乐部会费） to pay your dues缴你的会费 trade union dues工会会费词源Middle English (in the sense ‘payable’): from Old French deu ‘owed’, based on Latin debitus ‘owed’, from debere ‘owe’ . Idioms pay your dues to work hard and gain experience, so that you deserve success or respect应有：努力工作并获得经验，以便您值得成功或尊重 As a young actor, he paid his dues in small roles.作为一名年轻的演员，他在小角色上付出了代价。 She is incredibly qualified and has paid her dues to become president.她非常有资格，并且已经为成为总统付出了代价。 to do what is required or expected of you预定；预期；预计 Vick paid his dues (= completed his punishment), and since being released from prison has been a model citizen.维克已经服满了刑，出狱后一直是模范公民。 due adverb /djuː/ /duː/ due north/south/east/west exactly; in a straight line正向；正对着 to sail due east向正东航行 The village lies five miles due north of York.这个村庄位于约克正北五英里处。 Homophones dew \| duedew due /djuː/ /duː/ dew noun The dew sparkled in the morning sunlight.露珠在早晨的阳光下闪闪发光。 due adjective The fourth soloist was absent due to an illness.第四位独奏者因病缺席。 due noun Despite his talent, radio and TV have never given him his due.尽管他很有才华，但广播和电视从未给他应有的待遇。 due adverb They sailed due north.他们正北航行。词源Middle English (in the sense ‘payable’): from Old French deu ‘owed’, based on Latin debitus ‘owed’, from debere ‘owe’ .
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