due[英][dju:]
adj.预定；适当的；应有的；由于
n.应有的权利，应得到的东西；应缴款（如俱乐部会费）
adv.直接地，直达地；[古语] 适当地
复数：dues
∙ 1.PREP-PHRASE由于；因为If an event is due to something, it happens or exists as a direct result of that thing.
o The country's economic problems are largely due to the weakness of
该国的经济问题很大程度上是因为复苏乏力。
o If the trip is a success, a lot of this will be due to Mr Green's efforts.
如果说这次旅行获得了成功，那很大程度上要归功于格林先生的努力。
∙ 2.PREP-PHRASE由于，因为（构成原因状语，有些英语国家的人认为该用法不正确）You can say due to to introduce the reason for something happening. Some speakers of English believe that it is not correct to u due to in this way.
o Due to the large volume of letters he receives Dave regrets he is unable to answer 因信件数量繁多，戴夫无法亲自答复提出的问题，他为此表示歉意。
o Jobs could be lost in the defence industry due to political changes sweeping Europe.
因横扫欧洲的政治变故，国防行业中有些人可能会失业。
∙ 3.ADJ到期的；预期的；预定到达的If something is due at a particular time, it is expected to happen, be done, or arrive at that time.
o The results are due at the end of 预计月底会有结果。
o The first price increas are due to come into force 第一批提价预计将在7月开始执行。
o Jason is currently in Britain to finish recording his cond album which is due out
贾森正在英国完成他 5 月要出的第二张专辑的录制。
∙ 4.ADJ适当的；适合的；充分的Due attention or consideration is the proper, reasonable, or derved amount of it under the circumstances.
o After due consideration it was decided to nd him away to live with
充分考虑之后决定将他送到养父母那儿生活。
o I do hope that people will make u of footpaths and treat them with due attention that is needed.
我真希望人们使用人行道并给予应有的关注。
∙ 5.ADJ应有的；应得的；应得到的Something that is due, or that is due to someone, is owed to them, either as a debt or becau they have a right to it.
o I was nt a cheque for £1,525 and advid that no further pension
内存条怎么看我收到了一张 1，525 英镑的支票，并被告知我应得的养老金到此为止。
o I've got some leave due to me and I was going to Tasmania for a fortnight.
我打算利用应享有的假期去塔斯马尼亚呆两周。
o Due is also a preposition.
▪ He had not taken a summer holiday that year but had accumulated the leave due him.
那年暑假他没有休息，而是把他应有的假期都攒了起来。
1. This lacklustre performance is probably not due to mismanagement.
表现如此乏力或许并不是因为管理不善。
2. He's乐此什么 easily fooled due tohis low iq.由于低智商，他很容易被愚弄。
3. Greecehas a 14.4 billion bond due on march 20th.
4. 希腊有一笔在三月二十日到期的144亿欧元的债券。
5. Paying due attention may even筑地市场 have financial benefits.给予应有的关注甚至可能产生经济效益。
6. Congress is also due to write a new farm bill.
国会也已预定撰写一部新的农业法案。
plague[英][pleɪɡ]
∙ 1.N-COUNT瘟疫；疫病A plague is a very infectious dia that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people.
o A cholera plague had been killing many prisoners of war at the time.
当时霍乱疫情已在夺去很多战俘的生命。
∙ 2.N-UNCOUNT（腺）鼠疫；黑死病Plague 归隐的诗句or the plague is a very infectious dia wh
ich usually results in death. The patient has a vere fever and swellings on his or her body.
o ...a fresh outbreak of plague.新一轮鼠疫的爆发
o ...illness such as smallpox, typhus and the plague.像天花、伤寒和鼠疫这样的疾病
∙ 3.N-COUNT（某一事物肆虐造成的）灾难，祸患A plague of unpleasant things is a large number of them that arrive or happen at the same time.
o The city is under threat from a plague 该市处于鼠患的威胁之下。
o 快乐哲学Last year there was a plague of robbery and houbreaking.去年抢劫和入室行窃成灾。
∙ 4.N-COUNT烦扰；令人头痛的事物If you describe something as a plague, you mean that it caus a great deal of trouble or harm.
o Inflation will remain a 通货膨胀将继续成为周期性的烦扰。
o Tim ems to have escaped the cynicism which is the absolute plague of our generation.
蒂姆好像并没有染上我们这代人愤世嫉俗的通病。
∙ 5.VERB困扰；使烦恼；折磨If you are plagued by unpleasant things, they continually cau you a lot of trouble or suffering.
o She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, 她感觉体虚、疲倦、头昏眼花。
o Fears about job curity plague nearly half the workforce.几乎一半的员工担心失业。
公式编号
1. Avoid both primary and condary smoke like the plague.
避免吸烟和二手烟，就像远离瘟疫一样。
2. But other forms of the deadly pathogen still plague victims today.
但是其它形式的致命病原体今天依然折磨着受害者。
3. In 2004, eight villagers in qinghai province died of 零食英语plague.2004年，中国青海省八位村民死于鼠疫。
4. In fact, some should avoid blogging like the plague.
事实上，有些公司应该像躲避灾难一样躲避博客。
1988年是什么命5. The lung dia is caud by the same bacterium as bubonic plague.
这种肺病与黑死病一样，是由同一种杆菌引起的。
conflict[英]['kɒnflɪkt]
∙ 1.N-UNCOUNT争执；争论；分歧Conflict is rious disagreement and argument about something important. If two people or groups are in conflict, they have had a rious disagreement or argument and have not yet reached agreement.
