overdue

英 [əʊvə'djuː] 美['ovɚ'dʊ]
  • adj. 过期的;迟到的;未兑的

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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