一、詳細(xì)釋義：
phr.
欠下債，應(yīng)給予
例句：
you have not given what is due to me.
你欠我的錢(qián)還沒(méi)有還。
例句：
the wages due to him will be paid tomorrow.
欠他的工資明天會(huì)付給他。
由于，因?yàn)?br>例句：
her absence is due to illness.
她因病缺席。
例句：
due to the extreme cold, we were unable to plant the trees.
由于天氣很冷，所以我們無(wú)法去植樹(shù)。
二、詞義辨析：
due to,owing to,because of,thanks to
這些詞組均表示“由于”之意。 due to用于較莊重的書(shū)面語(yǔ)中，側(cè)重“起因于”，在句中多作表語(yǔ)，有時(shí)作狀語(yǔ)。 owing to可以和due to換用，但在句中多作狀語(yǔ)，也可作表語(yǔ)。 because of著重某種原因的理由，在句中通常作狀語(yǔ)。 thanks to突出一種感激之情，含“多虧”意味。
三、參考例句：
some students quit school due to poverty.
一些學(xué)生因貧困而退學(xué)。
this is due to adverse weather conditions.
這是由于不利的天氣狀況所致。
her absence is due to illness.
她因病缺席。
she shuffled her feet due to nerve.
她因?yàn)榫o張而坐立不安。
tuna stocks are declining due to over-fishing.
由于過(guò)度捕撈，金槍魚(yú)庫(kù)存量下降了。
we are due to leave tomorrow.
我們定于明天動(dòng)身。
the delay was due to power failure.
延滯是由于停電。
the discovery is due to newton.
這項(xiàng)新發(fā)現(xiàn)歸功于牛頓
the accident was due to negligence.
這次意外是由于疏忽。
we are due to leave tomorrow.