overdue
英[əʊvə'djuː]
美['ovɚ'dʊ]
- adj. 过期的；迟到的；未兑的
助记提示
1、over- "above, beyond" + due.
2、含义：beyond the due date.
中文词源
overdue 过期的，逾期的
over-,超过，due,到期的。
英文词源
- overdue (adj.)
- "past the due date," 1845 of bills, 1890 of library books, 1970 of menstrual periods, from over- + due (adj.).
双语例句
- 1. I'll go home and pay an overdue visit to my mother.
- 我将回家看望母亲，其实我早该回去了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.
- 飞机晚点了,被坏天气耽搁了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. His rent payment is overdue.
- 他的房租过期未付.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Teachers have joined a strike aimed at forcing the government to pay overdue salaries and allowances.
- 教师加入了旨在迫使政府支付拖欠薪水和津贴的罢工。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The two sisters apparently bashed each other up when their long overdue reconciliation turned sour.
- 显然，这姐妹俩早就无法再互相迁就，索性厮打起来。
来自柯林斯例句