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overdue

adjective
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈdjuː/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈduː/
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  1. not paid, done, returned, etc. by the required or expected time（到期）未付的，未做的，未还的；过期的
    • an overdue payment/library book逾期的欠款；逾期未还图书馆的书
    • The rent is now overdue.现在房租已属拖欠。🔊🔊
    • Her baby is two weeks overdue.她的胎儿已超过预产期两周了。🔊🔊
    • This car is overdue for a service.这辆汽车早就该保养了。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • 2% interest will be charged on overdue payments.逾期欠款将收取2%的利息。
    • My library books were overdue.我借图书馆的书逾期未还。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    adverb
    • long
    preposition
    • for
    phrases
    • months, weeks, years, etc. overdue
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  2. that should have happened or been done before now早该发生的；早应完成的
    • overdue reforms迟来的改革
    • A book like this is long overdue.像这样的书早就该有人出版了。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    adverb
    • long
    preposition
    • for
    phrases
    • months, weeks, years, etc. overdue
    See full entry