overdue
英 [??v?'dju?]
美['ov?'d?]
- adj. 過期的；遲到的；未兌的
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助記提示
1、over- "above, beyond" + due.
2、含義：beyond the due date.
2、含義：beyond the due date.
中文詞源
overdue 過期的，逾期的
over-,超過，due,到期的。
英文詞源
- overdue (adj.)
- "past the due date," 1845 of bills, 1890 of library books, 1970 of menstrual periods, from over- + due (adj.).
雙語例句
- 1. I'll go home and pay an overdue visit to my mother.
- 我將回家看望母親，其實我早該回去了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.
- 飛機(jī)晚點了,被壞天氣耽擱了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. His rent payment is overdue.
- 他的房租過期未付.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Teachers have joined a strike aimed at forcing the government to pay overdue salaries and allowances.
- 教師加入了旨在迫使政府支付拖欠薪水和津貼的罷工。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The two sisters apparently bashed each other up when their long overdue reconciliation turned sour.
- 顯然，這姐妹倆早就無法再互相遷就，索性廝打起來。
來自柯林斯例句