学个词Learn a Word 第1318期 overdue

 
 
今天我们要学的词是overdue¹。 Overdue, 过期的，延误的。 "The book is two weeks overdue," 这本书已经过期两周了。 "Boeing will finally deliver the 787 Dreamliner, to Japan's All Nippon Airways², three years overdue," 延迟三年后，波音公司终于准备向日本全日空运送波音787梦想客机。 "The District of Columbia is offering an amnesty on late fines for traffic violators in the hope that this will give people incentive³ to pay their overdue tickets," 华盛顿特区宣布免除交通罚单的过期费用，希望这样做能鼓励大家交付过期未付的罚款。好的， 今天我们学习的词是overdue...
 

1 overdue   

adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的

参考例句：

• The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
• The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。

2 AIRWAYS   

航空公司

参考例句：

• The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
• At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

3 incentive   

n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
• He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。