owing

owing

英 ['əʊɪŋ]
　　美 ['oɪŋ]

adj. 未付的；欠著的
　　v. 欠；把…歸功於（owe的ing形式）

中文詞源：

owing 拖欠，未償還

來自owe,欠債，欠帳。

例句：

1. He could take what was owing for the rent.
他可以把自己欠的錢抵作對方的租金。

2. Owing to staff shortages, there was no restaurant car on the train.
由於缺人手，這趟火車上沒有餐車。

3. He was out of work owing to a physical injury.
他因為受傷而失業瞭。

4. Borrowing $100,000 is one thing. Owing $425,000 is another!
借10萬美元事兒小，欠42.5萬美元這事可就大瞭。

5. The game was cancelled owing to torrential rain.
比賽因大雨取消瞭。