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这些词组均表示“由于”之意。
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Her absence is due to illness.(她因病缺席。)
: v2 f; k0 X8 \% o2 I C owing to : 可以和due to换用,但在句中多作状语,也可作表语。
9 s p+ P* B2 H8 e: a Owing to the rain, the match was canceled.(因为下雨, 比赛取消了。)
" C3 i/ I- X* {8 G because of : 着重某种原因的理由,在句中通常作状语。
: w9 Q5 @8 M% c# W It was because of the job that he had taken the flat.(他因为工作的原因租了那套公寓。) |