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CAUSED BY & T 1 [not before noun] ~ to sth/sb caused by sb/sth;
because of sb/sth & 7 ; @ X : The team's
success was largely due to her efforts. ;&7fAft
o Most of the problems
were due to human error. £$|ftf£3l$JiA7llii£jtJ&ft o 0 The project had to be abandoned due to a lack of
government funding.
iiiijlJ 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, as due is an adjective. WAiAA owingto “0A”
@Adue
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EXPECTED MW\ 2 [not before noun] ~ (to do sth) | ~ (for
sth) arranged or expected
MA; Mif: When’s
the baby due? o Rose is due to
start
school in January. — M
{ftMMjTitp±¥To 0 The band’s first album is
due for release later this month.
o The next
train is due in five
minutes.
T —
IS;
ii o o (especially NAmE) My essay’s due next Friday
(= it has to be given to the teacher by then). I^ftifeic
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OWED X 3 [not usually before noun] when a sum of money is due, it
must be paid immediately 3\ $] : Payment is
due on 1 October. ft Ifc H Rt 10 FI 1 0 „
4 [not before noun] ~ (to sb) owed
to sb as a debt, because it is their right or because they have done sth to
deserve it f&£q7; jSjQ7: Have
they been
paid the money that is due
to them?
IMT f & # ft
IH 7 ®r? 0 Our thanks are
due to the whole team. ficft icft#k3£iJto 5 [not before noun] ~ (for) sth owed
sth; deserving sth A#; l&jff!]: I’m still due 15 day’s leave.
15
Aftff flL 0 She’s due for promotion soon.
mmtimfcT „
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SUITABLE/RIGHT ; #jg 6 [only before noun] (format) that is suitable or
right in the circumstances if ^ ft;
^
ft ; : After
due consideration, we have
decided to appoint Mr Davis
to the job. Milii ^ #JEt,
o to make due
allowance for sth 0 (BrE) He was charged
with driving without due
care and attention,
—
compare undue
yf>T771 in ,due 'course at the right time and
not before fe it ^ ft BtM; 3\—/ji ft BtM: Your request will be
dealt with in due course. 4ftl?j£#£it^ft — more at
respect n.
•
noun 1 your/sb’s ~ [u] a thing that should be
given to
sb by right J§ZWftf£fJ; tM.%% He received a
large reward, which was no
more than his due (= than what he deserved). &'tElkftfeJSZ-i£;f#5!]ft„
o She’s a slow
worker, but to give her her due (= to be fair to her), she does
try very hard. MjftlpffSIf, {lift7) A it 2
dues [pi.] charges, for
example to be a member of a
club
ff) : to pay your
dues 3cffcft c> note at rate
*
adv. ~ north/south/east/west
exactly; in a straight line
IE
ft; JE^Ir: to sail due east ftlEAMEr 0 The
village lies five miles due north of
E£M&„
,due ‘date noun [usually sing.] the date on or by
which sth, especially a sum of money, is owed or expected
(x^xm.®) mm,
duel /’djural;
NAmE ‘duial/ noun 1 a
formal fight with weapons between two people, used in the past to settle a
disagreement, especially over a matter of honour X if: to fight/win
a duel Wfj / US##: 7 o to challenge sb to a duel 2 a competition or struggle
between two people or groups
( KAW ) 4*#-:
a verbal duel Hr fife ► duel verb (-II-, NAmE -I-): [V] The
two men duelled to the
death. MAI! A#7S!J]IlM# — AA«r<
duelling /'djuialirj/
(BrE) (NAmE du-el-ing /NAmE 'duialirj/) noun
[U] the practice of fighting duels ##-
,due 'process of law (also ,due process) noun [U] (law W)
(in the
duet /dju'et;
NAmE du'et/ (also less frequent duo) noun a piece of music for
two players or singers ~1 Jr H
( ft ) ; :dltPi ( ft ) : a
piano duet — It# ft — compare solo,
trio duff
/dAf/
adj., noun, verb
►
adj. (BrE, informal) useless; that does
not work as it
should Affi ft; A^.ft;
iESfc^ft: He sold me a duff radio. &7f$ft»tfte7/lo
a noun (NAmE, informal) a person’s bottom
MIS;
►
verb iMtiilH ,duff
sb~'up (BrE,
informal)
to hit or kick sb severely ^7; SiH; ipfj SHU beat up
duffel bag (also duffle bag) /'dAf! baeg/ noun 1 (BrE) a bag made out of cloth,
shaped like a tube and closed by a string around the top. It is usually carried
over the shoulder. ) 2 (NAmE)
= holdall
duffel coat (also duffle coat) /'dAfl kaut; NAmE
kout/ noun a heavy coat made of wool, that usually has a hood and is fastened with toggles (
'fit's'll
mtmm a)
duffer /‘dAf9(r)/ noun
(BrE, informal) a person who is stupid or unable to do anything well XX
mx
dug pt, pp Of DIG
du-gong
/'duigra);
‘dju:-; NAmE 'duigoirj; -ga:r)/ noun a large sea animal with
thick greyish skin, which lives mainly in the Indian Ocean and eats plants MS.,
MX () dug-out
/'dAgaut/
noun 1 a rough shelter made by digging a hole in the ground and covering
it, used by soldiers 2 a shelter by the
side of a
football (soccer) or baseball field where a team’s manager, etc. can sit and watch
the game ^ S ( A
)
3 (also
.dugout ca'noe) a canoe (= a type of light narrow boat)
made by cutting out the inside of a tree trunk
3&A#
DUI
/,di: ju: 'ai/ abbr. (NAmE) = driving under the
INFLUENCE
duke /dju:k; NAmE
du:k/ noun 1 a nobleman of
the highest rank X gf: the Duke of
gfc M bP X K /f X H ft ) © X. — see also archduke,
DUCHESS,
DUCHY, GRAND DUKE duke-dom /'djuikdam; NAmE 'du:k-/ noun 1 the rank or position of a duke £i#ft
IH&; ^-^ft^fAt 2 = duchy dulce /'dAlsei/ noun [C,
U] (
especially a sweet or jam St#;
StiA$-
dul-cet /'dAlsit/ adj.
[only before noun] (humorous or ironic) sounding sweet and
pleasant StUft; ft; H
ft: I thought I
recognized your dulcet tones (= the sound of your voice). ® U ^ iE T
dul
-ci-mer /'dAlsima(r)/
noun 1 a musical instrument that you play by hitting the metal strings
with two hammers X&iW; P2a musical instrument with
strings, popular in American traditional music, that you lay on your knee and
play with your fingers jj| ^
(Y::
dull 0-w /dAl/ adj., verb
►
adj. (dull-er, dull-est)
•
BORING 1 not interesting or
exciting
AWft;
#A^EKft ^3771 dreary:
Life in a small town could be deadly dull. /fi^^ft^tS of So 0 The
first half of the game was pretty dull. XXM [£!!£]'# + ft.iH o 0 There’s
never a dull moment
when John’s around. ifcE^^Tii^ftBt^o
o note at boring
•
LIGHT/COLOURS %■ 4^ 2 not bright or shiny
ft; 7#0Aft;
AA#ft: a dull grey colour juft o dull, lifeless hair Alt#, A#'17 ft A A
o Her eyes were dull. MS
•
SOUNDS PH 3 not clear or loud Eif
$rft; Rlftft; fK '(Kft: The gates shut behind him with a dull thud. MtB
WEATHER
A# 4
not bright, with a lot of clouds ffltH ft ; # Bh ft ; ^ A ft HS3 overcast : It was a dull, grey day. M-AITO tBtft 0 70