owing /ˈəuiŋ/ adj. 1. 未付的，欠着的：He paid all that was owing. 他把所有的债都还了。2.用于复合介词owing to 由于(多引起短语作状语)：Owing to the drought, the crops are short. 因为天旱，收成不好。His death was owing to an accident.他的死是由事故造成的。［考句］ Being a pop star can be a quite hard life, with a lot of traveling owing to heavy schedules.流行歌曲歌星生活往往艰苦，日程排得很紧，要频繁地巡回演出。