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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++due1 /djuː $ duː/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective 1 expected 预期的 [not before noun]TIME/AT A PARTICULAR TIME expected to happen or arrive at a particular time 预定的，预期发生[到达]的due to do something The team are due to fly to Italy next month. 该球队预定下个月飞往意大利。 His new book is due to be published next year. 他的新书预计明年出版。due in/on/at She’s pregnant and the baby’s due in April. 她怀孕了，预产期是在4月份。 The final results of the experiment are due on December 9. 实验的最终结果预计在12月9日出来。 I’m due at his office at 4.30. 我要在4点半到他的办公室。due for The car is due for its annual service again. 这辆汽车又该做年度保养了。due back When are the library books due back? 图书馆的书什么时候该还？ → due date2 owed 欠下EXPECT owed to someone either as a debt or because they have a right to it 欠下的，应给的 Any money due you will be sent by cheque through the post. 应该支付给你的款项将会以支票邮寄给你。due to Thanks are due to all those who took part. 向全体参加者致谢。3 money 钱BFMONEY if an amount of money is due, it must be paid at a particular time 应付的，到期的 The next income tax payment is due on 31 January. 下一次的所得税支付期限是1月31日。4 in due course FUTUREat some time in the future when it is the right time, but not before 在适当[一定]的时候 Further details will be announced in due course. 更多的细节将在适当的时候公布。5 proper 适当的PROPER [only before noun] formalRIGHT/PROPER proper or suitable 适当的，适宜的 He was banned for six months for driving without due care and attention. 他因为鲁莽驾驶而被罚六个月不准驾车。due regard/consideration We want the best for each individual child with due regard for the interests of the other children. 我们要满足每一个孩子的最大需求，也要照顾到其他孩子的利益。6 with (all) due respect spokenDISAGREECRITICIZE used when you disagree with someone or criticize them in a polite way 恕我冒昧，恕我直言〔不同意或批评某人时的客气说法〕 Dad, with all due respect, was not a very good husband. 恕我直言，我爸爸可不是个好丈夫。 → duly, due toExamples from the Corpus
due• The computer printout shows the name and address of the buyer, the quantity ordered and the amount due.• She should be given the respect due a great educator.• In due course, it was time.• If he is competent, he knows the law, knows what he must do, and what is due him.• Million dollar interest payments will be due in two years.• I was assured that any money due me would be sent immediately.• The hearing was due to begin at Quezon City regional court on Dec. 9.• Some 250 schools operate in 21 states with 100 more schools due to get under way in the coming year, Clinton said.• Undoubtedly, due to measures introduced in the late 1980s, it is much safer than before.• On 10 October due to strong wind, four bamboos dropped off lowest layer of raft.due back• This was the day, his secretary had told her, that Alexander was due back.• He's due back home at the end of the month, and will be totally involved on the Grand Prix circuit.• Diana was due back in Britain early today while Charles continued his Far East tour.• Sandy himself is due back in court sooner.• The President and First Lady were due back in thirty-five minutes.• The jurors deliberated for two hours and 20 minutes and are due back Monday.• He's due back next week.due to• Members are able to fill in a form to notify the Club that a litter is due to be whelped.• As for my own work, much of it is due to being in the right place at the right time.• An interim release, 7.1, is due to bow in October.• Diarrhea, due to gastrointestinal disorders, infections, and even laxative abuse, may lead to substantial potassium losses.• All controls due to go into effect on Aug. 28 of this year are blocked, at least temporarily.• After he was fired, the company failed to pay him the commissions due to him.• It is probably due to the accompanying impairment in protein metabolism.• That was largely due to the centralized organization mandated for all Air Force wings-and its damaging results.• Powell; and a seventh whose name is only a blue pool on the ledger due to water damage.due regard/consideration• All bids, from whatever source, will be given due consideration.• I question whether the inspectorate is giving it due consideration.• The case was given due consideration, but in the end the plea made by his son Sergo was rejected.• Thus good planning must have due regard for economic realities.• The owner of land must have due regard for others who occupy adjoining property.• At the same time due consideration must always be given to the visual effect of the grain markings.• After due consideration she decided to go from the sublime to the ridiculous.• However I've been told there is no law of trespass as long as there is due consideration to private property.due2 ●●○ adverb due north/south/east/west SGdirectly to the north, south, east, or west 正北/正南/正东/正西Examples from the Corpus
due• Beehive, another sulfide edifice, is a five-minute submersible ride due west of Moose.due3 noun 1 your due FAIRyour due is what you deserve, or something it is your right to have 某人应得的东西[权益] He accepted all the praise he received as his due. 他认为他得到这些表扬是当之无愧的。 Freddy, to give him his due (=to be fair to him), always tried to be honest. 说句公道话，弗雷迪一直想诚实做人。2 dues [plural]SSOPAY FOR regular payments you make to an organization of which you are a member 会（员）费 SYN fees Robert failed to pay his dues last year. 去年罗伯特没有缴纳会费。Examples from the Corpus
due• Surely, if she was the caring person she makes out, she would insist on paying her dues.• Most of the income comes from membership dues and from sales.• At first I thought they were upset about the dues, which had been doubled.From Longman Business Dictionaryduedue /djuːduː/ adjective1[not before a noun] if an amount of money is due, it must be paid now or at the stated timeBreakwater said it was unable to meet an interest payment due yesterday. → see also past due2[only before a noun]LAW proper and expected by lawHe was charged with driving without due care and attention.Origin due1 (1200-1300) Old French deu “owed”, past participle of devoir “to owe”, from Latin debere; → DEBTparticular at expected to Corpus or happen Business a arrive
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due1 S1 W1 /djuː $ duː/ 
adjective
due to do something
The team are due to fly to Italy next month.
His new book is due to be published next year.
due in/on/at
She’s pregnant and the baby’s due in April.
The final results of the experiment are due on December 9.
I’m due at his office at 4.30.
due for
The car is due for its annual service again.
due back
When are the library books due back? ⇨ due date
2. OWED owed to someone either as a debt or because they have a right to it:
Any money due you will be sent by cheque through the post.
due to
Thanks are due to all those who took part.
3. MONEY if an amount of money is due, it must be paid at a particular time:
The next income tax payment is due on 31 January.
4. in due course at some time in the future when it is the right time, but not before:
Further details will be announced in due course.
5. PROPER [only before noun] formal proper or suitable:
He was banned for six months for driving without due care and attention.
due regard/consideration
We want the best for each individual child with due regard for the interests of the other children.
6. with (all) due respect spoken used when you disagree with someone or criticize them in a polite way:
Dad, with all due respect, was not a very good husband.
⇨ duly, due to
due2 noun1. your due your due is what you deserve, or something it is your right to have:
He accepted all the praise he received as his due.
Freddy, to give him his due (=to be fair to him), always tried to be honest.
2. dues [plural] regular payments you make to an organization of which you are a member
SYN fees:
Robert failed to pay his dues last year.
due3 adverbdue north/south/east/west directly to the north, south, east, or west
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adjective Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: deu 'owed', past participle of devoir 'to owe', from Latin debere; ⇨ debt
1. EXPECTED [not before noun] expected to happen or arrive at a particular timeLanguage: Old French
Origin: deu 'owed', past participle of devoir 'to owe', from Latin debere; ⇨ debt
due to do something
due in/on/at
due for
due back
2. OWED owed to someone either as a debt or because they have a right to it:
due to
3. MONEY if an amount of money is due, it must be paid at a particular time:
4. in due course at some time in the future when it is the right time, but not before:
5. PROPER [only before noun] formal proper or suitable:
due regard/consideration
6. with (all) due respect spoken used when you disagree with someone or criticize them in a polite way:
⇨ duly, due to
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noun1. your due your due is what you deserve, or something it is your right to have: 2. dues [plural] regular payments you make to an organization of which you are a member
SYN fees:
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adverbdue north/south/east/west directly to the north, south, east, or west
Explaining 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。
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