详细释义
- 原因,起因,缘故,理由
- 事业
- 动机,目的,目标
- 根据
- 理想
- 【律】诉讼,诉讼事由,诉讼程序
- 事项,事件,问题
- 主张,主义
- 运动
- 成为...的原因,起因于
- 惹起
- 使遭受
- 给...带来,致使,造成
- 产生,使产生
- 酿成,制造
- 找、添、惹(出麻烦)
- 闹(事)
- 使,逼
- 导致,使发生,引起
- [C]原因,起因 sth which produces an effect; a person, thing, or event that makes sth happen
- [U]缘故,理由 sth that provides a satisfactory reason for an action
- [C]事业,原则,目标 aim, principle or movement that is strongly defended or supported
- vt. 成为…的原因; 导致 be the reason why sth happens
- vt. 引起,促使,使发生 make sth happen
英英释义
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events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something;
"they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"
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a justification for something existing or happening;
"he had no cause to complain"
"they had good reason to rejoice"
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a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
"he supported populist campaigns"
"they worked in the cause of world peace"
"the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"
"the movement to end slavery"
"contributed to the war effort"
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any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
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a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy;
"the family brought suit against the landlord"
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give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally;
"cause a commotion"
"make a stir"
"cause an accident"
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cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
"The ads induced me to buy a VCR"
"My children finally got me to buy a computer"
"My wife made me buy a new sofa"
双语例句
- 1. His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems.
- 他对语言的误解是引起其他问题的主要原因。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Accidents are still the number one cause of premature death for Americans.
- 交通事故仍然是造成美国人过早死亡的头号因素。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Investment could dry up and that could cause the economy to falter.
- 投资可能会中断,而这会引起经济衰退。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Premature birth is the main cause of perinatal mortality.
- 早产是临产死亡的主要原因。
来自柯林斯例句
- Smoking can cause lung cancer.
吸烟可致肺癌。 - She is always causing trouble for people.
她总是给人添麻烦。 - Police are investigating the causes of the explosion.
警方正在调查爆炸的原因。 - You have no cause for complaint.
你没有理由抱怨。 - World peace is a cause we should all work for.
争取世界和平是一项我们都应该为之而努力的事业。 - She is willing to donate money to a worthy cause.
她愿为高尚的事业捐款。
- The detectives are trying to ascertain the cause.
侦探正设法查清原因。 - They have cleared up the cause.
他们已经搞清原因。 - There is no effect without a cause.
没有无原因的结果。 - You have no cause to complain.
你没有理由来抱怨。 - I don't think you have cause to worry.
我认为你没有担心的理由。 - Don't complain without cause.
不要无故发牢骚。 - Don't complain without good cause.
没有充分的理由就不要抱怨。 - The cause of the added tension was a signal on a radarscope.
增加紧张气氛的原因是雷达显示器上出现的信号。 - What was the cause of the fire?
火灾是怎么引起的? - Police are investigating the cause of the explosion.
警方正在调查爆炸的原因。 - This is a cause of complaint.
这是抱怨的原因。 - She has been the cause of anxiety.
引起大家焦虑的是她。 - The apparent cause of her absence was a bad cold.
她缺席的原因表面上是患了重感冒。 - Smoking is one of the causes of heart disease.
吸烟是引起心脏病的一种原因。 - His drinking was the cause of the accident.
他饮酒是这个事故的原因。 - The Prime Minister proclaimed that a five-man committee had been founded to investigate the cause of the accident.
首相宣布已成立一个五人委员会来调查事故的原因。 - Every day I have to fight for the cause of increasing in pay.
每天我都必须为增加工资而卖力工作。 - He has done much research on the cause of this disease.
他对这一疾病的起因做了很多研究。 - We can't get rid of war unless we get rid of the causes of war.
除非消灭战争的根源,否则就不能避免战争。 - There is no cause for anxiety.
没有理由担心。 - This news was a cause for rejoicing.
这是个应当使人高兴的消息。 - There must be an internal cause for this change.
这个变化肯定有内因。 - They ticked off a few specific causes for the price spiral in their country.
他们列举了他们国内物价螺旋形上升的几个具体原因。 - They are fighting for a just cause.
他们在为正义的事业而斗争。 - They fought for the cause of peace.
他们为和平而战。 - He is engaged in a great and glorious cause.
他在从事一项伟大而光荣的事业。 - People hate those who unwittingly harm the cause of peace.
人们痛恨那些在不知不觉中危害和平事业的人。 - He dedicates himself whole-heartedly to the cause of science.
他全心全意地献身于科学事业。 - She is a zealous supporter of our cause.
她是我们事业的热心支持者。 - What caused his illness?
他怎么会病的? - What caused his death?
他的死因是什么? - Films can cause harm.
胶片可能造成损害。 - The fire caused much damage.
火灾招致重大损失。 - Sun, air and wind cause quick chemical changes.
太阳、空气和风引起快速的化学变化。 - The book caused great interest and argument.
这本书引起了人们的极大兴趣和争论。 - His speech was calculated to cause trouble.
他的讲话是有意制造麻烦。
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- The swelling on her finger was caused by a foreign body in it.
她手指肿大是内有异物所致。 - Accidents are often caused by drivers who try to cut in.
司机超车抢行常常造成意外事故。 - It was learned that the great fire was caused by the carelessness of a housewife.
据悉那次火灾是由于一位主妇不慎而引起的。 - I'm afraid I am causing you much trouble.
我担心我给你增添麻烦。 - This car has caused me a lot of trouble.
这辆车给我带来不少麻烦。 - All that he did caused her much inconvenience.
所有这一切他都给她增添了麻烦。 - This has caused us much anxiety.
这事曾使我们极为担心。 - The operation unavoidably causes the patient much pain.
手术不免会导致病人更多的痛苦。 - He was sorry to think that he had caused her so much pain.
一想到给她带来这么多痛苦,他就内疚。 - Tom's actions caused his parents a great deal of anxiety.
汤姆的行为使他的父母极为忧虑。 - You've caused trouble to the family.
你给这个家庭带来了麻烦。 - You've caused a lot of trouble to all of us.
你给我们大家惹了许多麻烦。 - The lightning caused the baby to cry.
闪电把孩子吓哭了。 - The drought caused the vegetable prices to go up.
干旱导致蔬菜价格上涨。 - What caused him to change his mind?
是什么使他改变了主意? - It is gravitation that causes the apple to fall.
是地心吸引力使苹果下落。 - The heaviness of his heart caused him to sleep deeply.
他心情忧郁,就沉沉入睡了。 - His illness caused him to miss the game.
他的病使他错过了比赛。 - The sound caused him to jump to his feet.
那声音使他一跃而起。 - You can touch a hibernating animal, or even pull its tail, without causing it to move or wake up.
你可以摸冬眠的动物,甚至拉它的尾巴,也不会使它动一动或醒来。 - We caused the roof to be mended.
我们叫人去补房顶。 - She caused her car to be fixed.
她叫人去修她的车。 - What caused him to be respected?
什么原因使他受到人们的尊敬?
用法讲解
- cause用作名词的基本意思是“原因,起因”,指产生一种后果的起因,也可指导致某事情发生的人或事物,是可数名词。
- cause也可作“理由,缘故”解,是不可数名词。
- cause还可表示极力维护或支持的“目标”“原则”“运动”或“事业”,是可数名词。
- cause的基本意思是“导致”,指某人、某物、某条件、某事件等“给…带来”“使发生…”某种结果。本词说的是原因,而强调的却是“结果”,这种因果关系是真正的、直接的、根本的。
- cause是及物动词,多接抽象名词、代词作简单宾语; 也可接双宾语,其间接宾语可转化为介词to的宾语; 还可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语,这里的动词不定式通常带to。
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cause前面不一定都要加a/the。
I do not think you have cause to worry.
- cause of指“……的根源”,后接的宾语不一定是行为或感觉;
- cause for指“对于……的理由”,后接的宾语一定要是行为或感觉,如the cause of the accident和cause for complaint。值得注意的是,cause for不与the搭配;
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cause后可接宾语和不定式。
The lightning caused the baby to cry.
闪电把小宝宝弄哭了。 -
cause后不可接宾语和形容词,如it caused me happy是错误的,需在happy前加上to be。不过cause后可接双宾语。
That caused him much inconvenience.
- cause for, cause of
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- cause of强调“原因”, cause for强调“理由”。例如:
- Nobody knew the cause of the explosion.谁也不知道爆炸的原因。
- You have no cause for complaint.你没有理由抱怨。
- cause, excuse, grounds, reason
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- 这组词都有“理由,原因”的意思。其区别在于:cause指造成一种事实或现象的比较直接的“原因,根源,起因”,它表示的原因是指导致某种结果的客观条件、情况、事件、力量等; reason强调“推理”,指对于某个情况或看法从逻辑推理上引出结论的“理由”; excuse指为了避免责任而设法辩解过错或设法使之显得轻微,指找出的“理由,原因”或“借口”; grounds指一种有根据的“理由”,有时可译作“原因”。例如:
- Give your reason for changing the plan.把你改变计划的理由讲一下。
- He is always late, and always has an excuse.他总是迟到,而且总有借口。
- I have not much grounds for believing the information.我没有充分的依据去相信这个消息。
- cause, get, make
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- cause, make和get都具有“使役”意义。其区别是:
- 1.cause强调的是什么原因使某人做某事; make则具有强制的意味,即强迫某人做什么事; get是指以说服或命令之方式让某人做某事。
- 2.使用cause和get时,应当用cause〔get〕 sb to do sth 句型,而使用make时,应当用make sb do sth 句型。
- cause, drive
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- drive和cause都可译作“迫使”“使得”。其区别在于其用法不同:cause只能以动词不定式作宾语补足语,而drive除可用动词不定式作宾语补足语外,还可接形容词或介词短语作宾语补足语。例如:
- His illness caused him to miss the game.
- 他的病使他错过了比赛。
- The noise outside the building nearly drove me mad.
- 楼外的噪音几乎使我发疯。
- You must drive your advice into his head again.
- 你必须把你的忠告再一次灌输给他。
- cause,reason,excuse
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- 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。
- make,cause,get,have,render
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- 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。
常见错误
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疏忽是这次火灾的起因。
误 The cause for the fire was carelessness.
正 The cause of the fire was carelessness.
析 cause指“起因”“原因”与of连用, cause指“理由”与for连用。
他的成功缘于勤奋。误 The cause of his success was on account of his hard work.
正 The cause of his success was his hard work.
正 His success was on account of his hard work.
析 the cause of和on account of都表示“原因”,故应该去掉on account of或the cause of,以避免重复。
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什么原因使她脸这样红?
误 What caused her blush like that?
正 What caused her to blush like that?
析 cause的宾语补足语中的不定式符号to不可省略。
那使我快乐。误 That caused me happy.
正 That caused me to be happy.
析 cause不可接形容词作宾语补足语。
这事使我有了反应。误 I was caused to reflect by incident.
正 The incident caused me to reflect.
析 cause后接动词不定式作宾语补足语时,不可以用在被动结构里。
我因病缺席了一星期左右。误 I was absent for a week or so, caused by illness.
正 I was absent for a week or so on account of illness.
析 cause by不能当作副词使用。
词源解说
- ☆ 13世纪初期进入英语,直接源自拉丁语的causa,意为原因,法律程序。
- give cause
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给予…的理由 find a excuse (for sth)
- good cause
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高尚的目标 undertaking that deserves support
- lost cause
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败局已定的事业 undertaking that is bound to fail
- make common cause with
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和…合作; 和…联合起来 cooperate with sb/sth; gang up
- advance a cause 提出理由
- aid a cause 支持一个事业
- analyze a cause 分析原因
- appraise a cause 评价原因
- approach a cause 探讨原因
- assign a cause 确定原因
- attach a cause 把原因附加
- champion the cause 捍卫事业
- confuse a cause 混淆原因
- cure a cause 消除原因
- debate a cause 争论原因
- declare a cause 宣布原因
- defend a cause 保卫一个事业
- define a cause 解释原因
- demonstrate a cause 表明原因
- determine a cause 决定原因
- die for a cause 为事业而死,为事业献身
- discover a cause 发现原因
- display a cause 显示出原因
- eliminate a cause 排除原因
- eradicate a cause 除去原因
- establish the cause 确定原因
- estimate a cause 估计原因
- explain a cause 解释原因
- expose a cause 揭露原因
- favour a cause 赞成一项事业,有助于一项事业
- fight for a cause 为事业而战斗
- find a cause 找理由
- form a cause 形成理由
- further a cause 推进事业发展
- get a cause 获得理由
- guess a cause 猜测原因
- investigate a cause 调查原因
- judge a cause 判断原因
- make common a cause with 与…合作,与…联合起来
- obliterate a cause 消除理由
- obviate a cause 排除理由
- overcome a cause 克服原因
- perceive a cause 看出原因
- plead a cause 为…辩护
- ponder the cause 思考原因
- present a cause 提出理由
- procure a cause 获得原因
- regard a cause 把理由看作…
- relieve a cause 解除原因
- remand a cause 发回(案件)至下级法院处理
- report a cause 报告理由
- reveal a cause 揭示原因
- reverse a cause 颠倒原因
- safeguard a cause 捍卫一个事业
- seek a cause 寻找原因
- serve a cause 为事业服务
- show a cause 提出理由
- support a cause 支持一个事业
- adequate cause 充分的理由
- basic cause 基本原因
- common cause 共同的事业
- final cause 最终目标,决定性原因
- good cause 正当的理由
- great cause 伟大的事业
- immediate cause 直接原因
- just cause 正义的事业
- lost cause 已告失败的事业
- main cause 主要原因
- material cause 物质的原因
- national cause 民族事业
- natural cause 自然原因,必然原因
- noble cause 崇高的事业
- primary cause 主要原因
- public cause 公共事业
- special cause 特殊的原因
- true cause 真正的原因
- unknown cause 未知的原因
- usual cause 通常的原因
- worthwhile cause 值得为之努力的事业
- root cause 根源
- lay down one's life for a cause 为事业而献身
- for the cause 为事业
- all kinds of causes 各种原因
- cause of crime 犯罪的原因
- cause of peace 和平事业
- cause of the accident 造成事故的原因
- cause of the disease 发病的原因
- cause of the fire 失火的原因
- cause of war 战争的原因
- cause a phenomenon (使)产生一种现象
- cause an accident 造成事故
- cause calamity 酿成灾害
- cause diseases 引起疾病
- cause excitement 引起兴奋
- cause fright 引起惊慌
- cause great pain 引起剧痛
- cause mild sensation 引起不算大的轰动
- cause much discussion 引起议论
- cause one's death 导致死亡
- cause sb permanent paralysis 使某人终身瘫痪
- cause suspicion in one's mind 引起怀疑
- cause trouble to sb 给某人引起麻烦
- cause accidentally 意外地引起
- cause deliberately 故意地造成
- cause fundamentally 从根本上造成
- cause inadvertently 不经意地引起
- cause maliciously 蓄意地导致
- cause physically 自然地造成
- cause suddenly 忽然引起
- cause unavoidably 难免带来