due to an unofficial quota system,women hold 45 percent of positions in the Swedish parliament.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
Yet due to poor practices in harvesting, storage and transportation, as well as market and consumer wastage, it is estimated that 30-50% of all food produced never reaches a human stomach.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
These should discourage retailers from wasteful practices that lead to the rejection of food on the basis of cosmetic characteristics, and losses in the home due to excessive purchasing by consumers
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
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PREP-PHRASE
由于;因为
If an event is due to something, it happens or exists as a direct result of that thing.
例句
The country's economic problems are largely due to the weakness of the recovery...
该国的经济问题很大程度上是因为复苏乏力。
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。
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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 use due to in this way.
例句
Due to the large volume of letters he receives Dave regrets he is unable to answer queries personally...
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。
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。
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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.
例句
The results are due at the end of the month...
预计月底会有结果。
The first price increases are due to come into force in July...
第一批提价预计将在7月开始执行。
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ADJ
适当的;适合的;充分的
Due attention or consideration is the proper, reasonable, or deserved amount of it under the circumstances.
例句
After due consideration it was decided to send him away to live with foster parents...
充分考虑之后决定将他送到养父母那儿生活。
I do hope that people will make use 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。
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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 because they have a right to it.
例句
I was sent a cheque for £1,525 and advised that no further pension was due...
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。
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。
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ADJ
(期待很长时间后)预期应得的,预计应到的
If someone is due for something, that thing is planned to happen or be given to them now, or very soon, often after they have been waiting for it for a long time.
例句
The deputy chief inspector rang me up and said, 'Miss Smith, you know you are due for a move?'...
副总督察给我打电话说,“史密斯小姐,你知道你要搬家了吗？”
He is not due for release until 2020.
他要到 2020 年才能被释放。
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N-PLURAL
会（员）费
Dues are sums of money that you give regularly to an organization that you belong to, for example a social club or trade union, in order to pay for being a member.
例句
Only 18 of the UN's 180 members had paid their dues by the January deadline.
在一月最后期限前联合国 180 个成员国只有 18 个缴纳了会费。
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ADV
(用在north，south，east或west前表示方向)正
Due is used before the words 'north', 'south', 'east', or 'west' to indicate that something is in exactly the direction mentioned.
例句
They headed due north...
他们朝正北方向行进了。
The Thames flows due south from Oxford, through the market town of Abingdon.
泰晤士河从牛津向正南方向流去，穿过阿宾顿的集镇。
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PHRASE
在适当的时候;到一定的时候
If you say that something will happen or take place in due course, you mean that you cannot make it happen any quicker and it will happen when the time is right for it.
例句
In due course the baby was born...
婴儿足月降生了。
The arrangements will be published in due course.
计划将在适当的时候公布。
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PHRASE
给…以应有的评价;公道地对待…
You can say 'to give him his due', or 'giving him his due' when you are admitting that there are some good things about someone, even though there are things that you do not like about them.
例句
To give Linda her due, she had tried to encourage John in his school work.
说句公道话,琳达努力规劝过约翰要好好学习。
You can say 'with due respect' when you are about to disagree politely with someone.
(发表不同意见前的谦语)恕我冒昧,恕我直言