时间:2018-12-24 作者:英语课 分类:faith电台天天学口语


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今天讲一个特别好的词,用法也相当广泛:due, 尤其在口语对话中,你可能会经常用到这个词,下面一一介绍:

 首先,作为一个形容词,"due"有"当付的","应付给的","预期的"的意思:

Your bank loan is due by the end of this month. 你的银行贷款这个月底到期。

You have not given what is due to me. 你欠我的钱还没有还,你该还钱了。

The flight to Beijing is due at 1:30. 到北京的这趟航班预期1:30到达。


 "due"作为一个名词(仅用单数),意思是"应得之物","应付之款","应缴之费"等:

Offer your employees their due.  给你的员工们他们应得的。

I've got lots of due to make this week. 我这个星期有很多开支要支付。

Are you able to cover all the due resulting from studying abroad? 你有能力支付在国外学习的各项费用吗?


 最后,介绍这个最常用的词组:"due to",意思是"由于","起因于",相当于"owing to":

Her absence of my class is due to illness. 她因病缺席没来上我的课。

Due to his careless driving, we had a bad accident. 由于他的大意驾驶,我们出了车祸。

Jenny failed her job due to her incompetence 1. 珍丽由于能力不够没能胜任这个工作。


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1 incompetence
n.不胜任,不称职
  • He was dismissed for incompetence. 他因不称职而被解雇。
  • She felt she had been made a scapegoat for her boss's incompetence. 她觉得,本是老板无能,但她却成了替罪羊。