due
adjective uk/dʒuː/ us/duː/
(EXPECTED)
B1 预计的，预期的
expected to happen, arrive, etc. at a particular time
What time is the next bus due? 下一趟公交车什么时候来？
The next meeting is due to be held in three months' time. 下次会议预计将在3个月后召开。
Their first baby is due in January. 他们的第一个孩子预产期在一月份。
in due course B2 formal 在（将来）适当的时候，到时候
at a suitable time in the future
You will receive notification of the results in due course. 到时候你会收到结果通知的。
The palace has indicated that an official announcement will be made in due course.
We will consider the proposal and respond in due course.
We will decide in due course who the next leader will be.
They have said they will review the case and respond in due course.
In due course she will set out her ideas on a range of issues.
- More examples
- The present chairman is due to retire next month.
- They backed out of the deal the day before they were due to sign the contract.
- When is the first payment due?
- The parliamentary session is due to end on May 27.
- He's due to appear in court again on Monday.
(RESULTING)
due toB1 由于，因为
because of
A lot of her unhappiness is due to boredom. 她的不开心主要是因为无聊。
The bus was delayed due to heavy snow. 公共汽车因为大雪晚点。
Regrettably, the service has been dropped due to lack of funding.
The series was cancelled due to poor ratings.
Processing is inevitably slower due to increased security measures.
(OWED)
C2 欠债的，应支付的;应给的
owed as a debt or as a right
The rent is due (= should be paid) at the end of the month. 租金应在月底交。
£50 is due to me (US due me) from the people I worked for last month. 上个月雇主欠我50英镑。
Our thanks are due to everyone. 我们应该感谢每一个人。
UK law He was found to have been driving without due (= the necessary) care and attention. 他被发现未审慎驾驶。
be due for somethingC1 理应得到…，理应收到…
If you are due for something, you expect to receive it, because you deserve it.
I'm due for a promotion soon. 我应该很快升职了。
He's due for release from prison in September.
I feel like I'm due for a change, to be honest.
They were a great band - I think they're due for a revival.
I think this whole area is due for a makeover.
due
noun uk/dʒuː/ us/duː/
give someone their due 说句公道话，实事求是地讲
said when you are praising someone for something good they have done, although you dislike other things about them
He failed again, but to give him his due, he did try hard. 他又失败了，但说句公道话，他确实尽力了。
To give her her due, she was the opposite of workshy.
He wasn't a natural leader, it's true, but to give him his due, it wasn't for lack of effort.
You have to give him his due: he did his best and that's all you can ask for, really.
I know the company failed, but to give them their due, they really made a go of it.
dues [ plural ] 会费
the official payments that you make to an organization you belong to
Members of the society pay £1,000 in annual dues. 这个社团的会员每年支付1000美元的会费。
There are monthly dues of £20.
These are the sort of people who pay their annual dues but don't show up for meetings.
The organization is largely funded through membership dues.
Union dues are collected through payroll deductions.
Members pay yearly dues to cover a range of services.
due
adverb uk/dʒuː/ us/duː/
正向，正对着（东、南、西或北）
in a direction that is straight towards the north, south, east, or west
From here, you go due east until you get to the Interstate. 你从这里朝正东走，一直走到州际公路。