cause
英式音标：cause怎么读
美式音标：cause怎么读
词汇归类： CET4,TEM4,考研,TOEFL,CET6,基本词汇
近义词： basis,occasion,reason,grounds,motive,interest
反义词： outcome,effect,consequence,result
cause词义
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n. 原因；事业；目标vt. 引起；使遭受
词态变化
复数: causes;第三人称单数: causes;过去式: caused;过去分词: caused;现在分词: causing;
中文词源
cause 原因
来自拉丁词causa, 原因，词源同because.
cause双语例句
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- 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。
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- 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。
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- 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。
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- 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。
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- 5. Premature birth is the main cause of perinatal mortality.
- 早产是临产死亡的主要原因。
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cause英文词源
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- cause
- cause: [13] Cause comes via Old French cause from Latin causa, which as well as ‘reason’ meant ‘law-suit’; this was carried over into English legal language (it survives in terms such as cause-list ‘list of cases to be tried’) and its use in expressions like ‘plead someone’s cause’ led in the late 16th century to a more general application ‘goal or principle pursued or supported’. French chose ‘thing’ also comes from Latin causa, in the weakened sense ‘matter, subject’.
=> excuse - cause (n.)
- c. 1200, "reason for action, grounds for action; motive," from Old French cause "cause, reason; lawsuit, case in law" (12c.), and directly from Latin causa "a cause; a reason; interest; judicial process, lawsuit," which is of unknown origin. In English, sense of "matter of concern; side taken in controversy" is from c. 1300; that of "the source of an effect" is early 14c.; meaning "reason for something taking place" is late 14c. Cause célèbre "celebrated legal case" is 1763, from French. Cause why? "for what reason?" is in Chaucer.
- cause (v.)
- late 14c., "produce an effect," also "impel, compel," from Old French causer "to cause" (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin causare, from Latin causa "a cause; a reason; interest; judicial process, lawsuit," which is of unknown origin. Related: Caused; causing. Classical Latin causari meant "to plead, to debate a question."
cause实用场景例句
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- 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。
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- 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
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- 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。
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- 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。
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