| 词组 | due to |
| 释义 | due to If an event is due to something, it happens or exists as a direct result of it. His death was due to natural causes. My desire to act was due to Laurence Olivier's performance in 'Hamlet'. Due to is sometimes used to introduce the reason for an undesirable situation. Due to repairs, the garage will be closed next Saturday. The flight has been delayed one hour, due to weather conditions. This use is fairly common, but some people object to it. Instead of saying 'due to', you can say owing to or because of. Owing to the heavy rainfall many of the roads were impassable. I missed my flight owing to a traffic hold-up. Because of the Fleetwood Mac concert at Maine Road, our scheduled midweek match with Manchester City has been put back a week. Police closed the Strand because of smoke billowing over the road. |
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