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owing to

英 [ˈəʊɪŋ tə]

美 [ˈoʊɪŋ tə]

prep.  因为; 由于

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同义词辨析

due tobecause ofowing to【导航词义:由于】

due toprep. 由于,因为
〔辨析〕
较正式用语,常用于官方通告和公开声明中,直接作表语。
〔例证〕
The crash was due to pilot error.
飞机失事是由驾驶员的失误造成的。
The entrepreneur's success was largely due to his excellent judgment.
这位企业家的成功很大程度上是因为他卓越的判断力。
because ofprep. 因为
〔辨析〕
常后接人或事物,强调其为某事物发生的原因,在英语口语中更为常用。
〔例证〕
We missed the train because of you!
因为你,我们没赶上火车!
He had to cancel the trip because of the rain.
因为下雨,他只好取消这次旅行。
owing toprep. 〈正式〉因为,由于
〔辨析〕
其后多接某事物,常可与 due to 换用。
〔例证〕
He was late owing to/due to the storm.
由于暴风雨,他迟到了。
Owing to/Due to bad weather, the next flight will be cancelled.
由于天气恶劣,下一航班将被取消。

牛津词典

    prep.

    • 因为;由于
      because of
      1. The game was cancelled owing to torrential rain.
        比赛因大雨取消了。

    双语例句

    • Her recovery is owing to the environment.
      她恢复了健康是由于所处的环境好。
    • He was out of work owing to a physical injury
      他因为受伤而失业了。
    • Some works are immature owing to undue haste.
      有些作品不成熟,是因为急于求成。
    • The future development will encounter some strong restrictions, owing to the irreproducible and limited characteristics of land resource.
      土地资源的不可再生性和有限性对交通运输的发展具有很强的约束性。
    • It is owing to your help that we have succeeded.
      我们成功多亏了你的鼎立相助。
    • Owing to staff shortages, there was no restaurant car on the train.
      由于缺人手,这趟火车上没有餐车。
    • We were late, owing to the heavy traffic.
      因为交通拥挤,我们迟到了。
    • Some impatience was exhibited owing to the non-arrival of the speaker.
      由于讲演人未到,听众显得有些不耐烦。
    • Owing to graft, the manager of this company was discharged from his post and prosecuted.
      由于贪污,这个公司的经理已被撤职查办。
    • Owing to the help from his comrades, he has made rapid progress.
      由于同志们的帮助,他进步很快。