一、详细释义：
phr.
欠下债，应给予
例句：
You have not given what is due to me.
你欠我的钱还没有还。
例句：
The wages due to him will be paid tomorrow.
欠他的工资明天会付给他。
由于，因为
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.
由于天气很冷，所以我们无法去植树。
二、词义辨析：
due to,owing to,because of,thanks to
这些词组均表示“由于”之意。 due to用于较庄重的书面语中，侧重“起因于”，在句中多作表语，有时作状语。 owing to可以和due to换用，但在句中多作状语，也可作表语。 because of着重某种原因的理由，在句中通常作状语。 thanks to突出一种感激之情，含“多亏”意味。
三、参考例句：
Some students quit school due to poverty.
一些学生因贫困而退学。
This is due to adverse weather conditions.
这是由于不利的天气状况所致。
Her absence is due to illness.
她因病缺席。
She shuffled her feet due to nerve.
她因为紧张而坐立不安。
Tuna stocks are declining due to over-fishing.
由于过度捕捞，金枪鱼库存量下降了。
We are due to leave tomorrow.
我们定于明天动身。
The delay was due to power failure.
延滞是由于停电。
The discovery is due to Newton.
这项新发现归功于牛顿
The accident was due to negligence.
这次意外是由于疏忽。
We are due to leave tomorrow.
