he is not due at the office for anothor hour.如何翻译?期中due作何解释,能有词典出处最好,万分感谢.

he is not due at the office for anothor hour.如何翻译?期中due作何解释,能有词典出处最好,万分感谢.
he is not due at the office for anothor hour.如何翻译?期中due作何解释,能有词典出处最好,万分感谢.

he is not due at the office for anothor hour.如何翻译?期中due作何解释,能有词典出处最好,万分感谢.
他在预期中没料到在办公室再待一个小时
这里的due意思是expected to happen or arrive at a particular time
牛津高阶英语词典：
due
adjective, noun, adverb
adjective
caused by
[not before noun] ~ to sth/sb caused by sb/sth; because of sb/sth: The team's success was largely due to her efforts. ◆ Most of the problems were due to human error. ◆ The project had to be abandoned due to a lack of government funding. ◆ Due to staff shortages, we are unable to offer a full buffet service on this train.
Help Note: Some people think that it is more correct to use owing to to mean 'because of' after a verb or at the beginning of a clause, as due is an adjective.
expected
[not before noun] ~ (to do sth)
~ (for sth) arranged or expected: When's the baby due? ◆ Rose is due to start school in January. ◆ The band's first album is due for release later this month. ◆ The next train is due in five minutes. ◆ (especially AmE) My essay's due next Friday (= it has to be given to the teacher by then).
owed
[not usually before noun] when a sum of money is due, it must be paid immediately: Payment is due on 1 October.
[not before noun] ~ (to sb) owed to sb as a debt, because it is their right or because they have done sth to deserve it: Have they been paid the money that is due to them? ◆ Our thanks are due to the whole team.
[not before noun] ~ (for) sth owed sth; deserving sth: I'm still due 15 day's leave. ◆ She's due for promotion soon.
suitable / right
[only before noun] (formal) that is suitable or right in the circumstances: After due consideration, we have decided to appoint Mr. Davis to the job. ◆ to make due allowance for sth ◆ (BrE) He was charged with driving without due care and attention.
Compare: UNDUE
Idioms: in due course at the right time and not before: Your request will be dealt with in due course.
with (all) due respect used when you are going to disagree, usually quite strongly, with sb: With all due respect, the figures simply do not support you on this.
noun
(your / sb's ~) [U] a thing that should be given to sb by right: He received a large reward, which was no more than his due (= than what he deserved). ◆ She's a slow worker, but to give her her due (= to be fair to her), she does try very hard.
(dues) [pl.] charges, for example to be a member of a club: to pay your dues ◆ trade union dues
adverb
~ north / south / east / west exactly; in a straight line: to sail due east ◆ The village lies five miles due north of York.
剑桥高级学习词典
due 1
due (OWED) /djuː/ US /duː/
adjective
owed as a debt or as a right:
The rent is due (= should be paid) at the end of the month.
Fifty pounds is MAINLY UK due to me/MAINLY US due me by the people I worked for last month.
Our thanks are due to everyone.
UK LEGAL He was found to have been driving without due (= the necessary) care and attention.
due /djuː/ US /duː/
noun
give sb their due said when you are praising someone for something good they have done, although you dislike other things about them:
He failed again, but to give him his due, he did try hard.
dues /djuːz/ US /duːz/
plural noun
the official payments that you make to an organization you belong to:
Members of the society pay $1000 in annual dues. due 2
due (EXPECTED) /djuː/ US /duː/
adjective
expected to happen, arrive, etc. at a particular time:
What time is the next bus due?
The next meeting is due to be held in three months' time.
Their first baby is due in January.

他没预计在办公室再待一个小时。
due是预期的，预计的意思
例：The results are due at the end of the month.
结果预期于月底揭晓。
例：Mr. Carter is due in Washington on Monday.
卡特先生预计周一到达华盛顿。

他不应该在办公室再呆一个小时！
due 适当的，适宜的，合宜的；应有的我的翻译有两种，1.他本不该在办公室多待额外1个小时。 2.再过一个小时也没有他到这个办公室的预约。 这里个人感觉对due的翻译按词典直译，较生硬，另外for似乎换乘in更合适。 此处的due个人觉得和duty含义相近，“再待一个小时本不就是他本该做的，或者引申为他的义务或职责”，是否可以这样理解？我看了下，下...

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他不应该在办公室再呆一个小时！
due 适当的，适宜的，合宜的；应有的

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