overdue
英 [ˌəʊ.vəˈdʒuː]
美 [ˌoʊ.vɚˈduː]
1、over- "above, beyond" + due.
2、含义:beyond the due date.
overdue 过期的,逾期的over-,超过,due,到期的。
- overdue (adj.)
- "past the due date," 1845 of bills, 1890 of library books, 1970 of menstrual periods, from over- + due (adj.).
- 1. 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。
- 2. The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.
- 飞机晚点了,被坏天气耽搁了.
- 3. His rent payment is overdue.
- 他的房租过期未付.
- 4. 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。
- 5. The two sisters apparently bashed each other up when their long overdue reconciliation turned sour.
- 显然,这姐妹俩早就无法再互相迁就,索性厮打起来。