Word · Frequency #1280
due
会费；会员费
A fee charged for membership of a club or organization.
常用复数形式 dues 表示此义
- 1.
Deserved acknowledgment.
应得的承认。
- 2.
A membership fee.
会员费。
- 3.
That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
欠款；债务；应得或可主张的权利；习俗、法律或道德要求做的事；义务。
- 4.
Right; just title or claim.
权利；正当的所有权或主张。
应得之物；应有的权利；应得的承认；应得的承认。；会员费。；欠款；债务；应得或可主张的权利；习俗、法律或道德要求做的事；义务。；权利；正当的所有权或主张。
In use
He finally received his due after years of hard work.
All members must pay their annual dues by the end of the month.
The court decided that the victim got his just due.
pay one's dues
dues 常用复数，指“会费”或“欠款”。
She paid her union dues every month.
她每月都缴纳工会会费。
give someone their due
这是固定表达，意为“公道地说”或“承认某人的优点”。
To give him his due, he is very honest.
说句公道话，他非常诚实。
receive/get one's due
此处 due 为名词，意为“应得之物或应有的权利”。
She finally got her due after years of hard work.
Connections
Collocations
- pay one's dues
- 付出代价；经受磨炼（以获得经验或资格）
- She paid her dues by working odd jobs before landing her first real role.她在得到第一个真正的角色之前，靠打零工来积累资历。
- give someone their due
- 给予某人应有的肯定；说句公道话
- To give her due, she finished the project ahead of schedule.说句公道话，她提前完成了项目。
- membership dues
- 会员费
- Membership dues are used to fund club activities.会员费用于资助俱乐部活动。
- union dues
- 工会会费
- Union dues are automatically deducted from his paycheck.工会会费会自动从他的工资中扣除。
- outstanding dues
- 未结清的欠款；未缴费用
- Please settle your outstanding dues before the end of the month.请在月底前结清你未缴的费用。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：看到 dues，想到钱包里到期的账单——欠款/会费是该交的，付清后应得的权利才归你。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：membership renewal form、club or union dues statement、financial records for fees 作名词时，多指 dues（会费、应缴费），常见于正式通知或财务语境；在口语中较少单独用 due 表示“应得之物”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 due 押韵的词：true /tru:/, blue /blu:/, glue /ɡlu:/, clue /klu:/, queue /kju:/（元音均为 /u:/）。注意：value 虽以 ue 结尾，但重音在首音节（/ˈvælju:/），不与 due 押韵。还要小心 do /du:/ 发音与 due 相似，但通常没有 /j/ 音；dew /dju:/ 是 due 的同音词，但拼写为 ew。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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