[] (about a payment or debt) that must be paid immediately or at the time mentioned（付款或债务）到期的◆Payment is due on 1 October.付款到期日为 10 月 1 日。◆The company has $9 billion in debt coming due this year.这家公司今年有 90 亿元的债务到期。◆If you miss a repayment the full amount of the loan becomes due and payable.如果你不按期还款，则必须偿还到期的全额贷款。⨁a payment, etc. becomes / comes / falls / is due付款等到期 [] arranged or expected预定的；预期的；预计的◆The committee is due to meet on Tuesday.委员会预定周二开会。◆The pipeline is due for completion in January 2006.这条管道预计 2016 年 1 月份完工。 [] owed sth; deserving sth应有的；应得到的◆I'm still due 15 days' leave.我还应该有 15 天的假期。◆She's due for promotion soon.她马上就要晋升了。➡dues ●in ˌdue ˈcourseat the right time and not before及时地；在适当的时候◆Your request will be dealt with in due course.你的请求将在适当的时候予以处理。●in ˌdue ˈform () in the legally correct way正式；照例◆Applications for funding must be submitted in writing in due form.拨款申请必须按规定格式以书面形式递交。past due