overdue

英 [ˌəʊvəˈdjuː]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈduː]

adj.  (到期)未付的，未做的，未还的; 过期的; 早该发生的; 早应完成的

复数：overdues　

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牛津词典

adj.

• （到期）未付的，未做的，未还的；过期的
  not paid, done, returned, etc. by the required or expected time
  1. an overdue payment/library book
     逾期的欠款；逾期未还的图书
  2. The rent is now overdue.
     现在房租已属拖欠。
  3. Her baby is two weeks overdue.
     她的胎儿已超过预产期两周了。
  4. This car is overdue for a service.
     这辆汽车早就该维修了。
• 早该发生的；早应完成的
  that should have happened or been done before now
  1. overdue reforms
     迟来的改革
  2. A book like this is long overdue .
     像这样的书早就该有人出版了。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （变化或事件）早该发生的
  If you say that a change or an event isoverdue, you mean that you think it should have happened before now.
  1. This debate is long overdue...
     这场辩论早该进行了。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED （钱款）到期未付的，拖欠的
  Overduesums of money have not been paid, even though it is later than the date on which they should have been paid.
  1. 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。
• （图书馆的书）逾期未还的
  Anoverduelibrary book has not been returned to the library, even though the date on which it should have been returned has passed.

英英释义

adj

• past due
  1. an overdue installment
  2. a delinquent account
  Synonym:delinquent

双语例句

• She's three weeks overdue already.
  她的预产期已过了3个星期。
• You forgot about it and now it is overdue.
  之前你忘了，但是现在就已经过期了。
• The plane is overdue ( or late).
  飞机误点了。
• All my books are overdue.
  我所有借的书都逾期了。
• 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。
• She finally received a welcome, and long overdue, apology.
  她终于受到了欢迎并得到了迟来的道歉。
• This book is3 days overdue.
  这本书三天前就过期了。
• These books are one week overdue. I'm afraid you'll have to pay a fine.
  这些书过期一周了，恐怕你要交罚金。
• This debate is long overdue
  这场辩论早该进行了。
• I'm sorry, these two books are3 days overdue.
  小姐，对不起，这两本书已经过期3天了。