Word · Frequency #1280
due
正好；恰好
directly; exactly
- 1.
Directly; exactly.
直接地；精确地。
直接地；精确地。
In use
From the campsite, we headed due east until we reached the lake.
The captain steered the boat due south to avoid the storm.
If you walk due north from the station, the museum is on your left.
due + 方位词 (north/south/east/west)
due 作副词时常与方位词连用，强调“正、恰好”；如 due north 是正北，due south 是正南。
Walk due west along the road.
沿着这条路向正西走。
be/lie + due + 方位词 + of + 地点
The town lies due south of the lake.
这座城镇位于湖的正南方。
Common mistakes
The ship sailed due to north.The ship sailed due north.
副词 due 可直接修饰方位词 north，表示“正北”，中间不能加介词 to；这是受汉语“向正北”中“向”的影响而多加了 to。
The sun rises in the due east.The sun rises due east.
due east 是副词短语，作状语表示“向正东”，不能在前面加介词 in 或定冠词 the；这是把 due east 误当成名词短语（如汉语的“正东方”）。
Connections
Collocations
- due north
- 正北方；准确地向北
- The compass showed the ship sailing due north.罗盘显示船正朝正北方向航行。
- due south
- 正南方；准确地向南
- Head due south for about two miles.向正南方向走大约两英里。
- due east
- 正东方；准确地向东
- The wind was blowing due east.风向正东吹来。
- due west
- 正西方；准确地向西
- The explorers traveled due west across the desert.探险者们穿过沙漠向正西方向行进。
Idioms & figurative uses
- due north
- 正北，正北方The compass pointed due north.罗盘指向正北。
- due east
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 due 联想为 do 的精确版：做事要做得“正正好”，如 due east 即正东方。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：direction、navigation、compass headings 作副词时，due 主要与方位词连用，表示“正、恰好”，如 due north/south/east/west。这一用法在书面和口语中都比较自然，整体属于中性正式程度；比较常见于指路、航行或地理方位描述中。
Grammar Note
作副词时，常用于方位词前，强调方向的精确性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 due /djuː/ 押韵（含 /juː/）：new, few, view, queue。注意拼写相似的 true, blue 发 /uː/，不押韵，不要把 -ue 都读成 /juː/。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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