cause
- n. 原因;事业;目标
- vt. 引起;使遭受
实用场景例句
- The project is still causing him a lot of problems.
- 这项工程现在仍然给他带来许多的麻烦。
牛津词典
- The poor harvest caused prices to rise sharply.
- 收成不好导致物价急剧上涨。
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- deaths caused by dangerous driving
- 危险驾驶造成的死亡
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- The bad weather is causing problems for many farmers.
- 恶劣的天气给许多农民造成了困难。
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- Are you causing trouble again?
- 你又在惹麻烦吗?
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- Do they know what caused the fire?
- 他们知道引起这场火灾的原因吗?
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- fighting for the Republican cause
- 为共和党的事业而奋斗
牛津词典
- a good cause (= an organization that does good work, such as a charity)
- 崇高的事业
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- Animal welfare campaigners raised £70 000 for their cause last year.
- 动物保护主义者去年为保护动物募集了7万英镑。
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- with/without good cause (= with/without a good reason)
- 理由充分;无缘无故
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- There is no cause for concern .
- 没有理由担忧。
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- The food was excellent─I had no cause for complaint .
- 饭菜好极了,我没理由抱怨。
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- Drinking and driving is one of the most common causes of traffic accidents.
- 酒后驾车是导致交通事故最常见的原因之一。
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- There was discussion about the fire and its likely cause.
- 对那场火灾及其可能的起因进行了讨论。
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- Unemployment is a major cause of poverty.
- 失业是贫困的主要原因。
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- ...fundamental laws of biological cause and effect.
- 生物学上因果关系的根本法则
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They make common cause for a few purposes, but for the most part, they pursue their own interests.
- 他们因为几个目的而联手,可是多数情况下,他们追逐着各自的利益。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The Raleigh International Bike Ride is open to anyone who wants to raise money for a good cause.
- 想要为公益事业筹集资金的人都可以参加雷利国际自行车比赛。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- This was a genuine mistake, but it did cause me some worry.
- 这是好心办错事,可是确实让我担心了一阵子。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Only a few people can find any cause for celebration...
- 只有少数几个人能找到庆祝的理由。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Both had much cause to be grateful for the secretiveness of government in Britain.
- 双方都有充分的理由对英国政府的行事隐秘深表感激。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Refusing to have one leader has not helped the cause.
- 拒绝推举一名领导者对此项事业毫无帮助。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease...
- 在可以预防的引发死亡和疾病的因素当中,吸烟排在第一位。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The causes are a complex blend of local and national tensions.
- 原因很复杂,既有地方性冲突也有全国范围的紧张局势。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Attempts to limit family size among some minorities are likely to cause problems...
- 试图在某些少数民族地区限制生育可能会引起问题。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
同义词辨析
cause, reason, excuse
这些名词均有"原因"之意。
cause: 指直接导致事情发生的原因,与所发生的事个有因果关系。
reason: 强调指从逻辑推理上得出的结论性原因,不是直接说明起因。
excuse: 指为自己辩解,希望得到谅解时所提出的种种理由,是借口性的理由。
effect, cause, produce, realize
这些动词均有"产生,实现"之意。
effect: 侧重成功地完成一件要做的事情,强调结果或影响。
cause: 强调事物的因果关系。
produce: 侧重有意或无意地产生出好的或坏的,实际可见的效果。
realize: 着重指把过去的计划或意愿变成现实。
make, cause, get, have, render
这些动词均有"使,使得"之意。
make: 普通用词,指强迫或劝诱他人做某事。
cause: 正式用词,侧重指使某事发生的原因。
get: 侧重指劝某人做某事,或指使某事物处于某种状态或产生某种结果。
have: 普通用词,指让某人做某事。
render: 书面用词,多指因外界因素而使某人或某物处于某种状态。