cause

/kɔːz//kɔːz/

★★★★★v.

cause
causes

causes
causing
caused
caused

vt

① 为…之因;使发生;引起
- Her divorce caused a sensation.她的离婚引起轰动。
- Her death was caused by suffocation.她的死亡因窒息而引起的。
- His words caused me a great deal of trouble.=His words caused a great deal of trouble to [for] me.他的话带给我许多困扰。
- He never causes pain to others.他从不带别人痛苦。

② 致令,致使
- The sound caused me to jump back.那声音使我(吓得)往后逃避(★The sound made me jump back.则为口语说法)。

n

① 原因,起因,缘由(←→effect; result)
- cause and effect因与果
- the First Cause造物主;神
- Nobody knew the cause of the accident.没有人知道那件事故的原因。
- the cause of death死因
- Your age and frailty are giving him cause for concern.你的年纪和虚弱是引起他对你关怀的原因。

② 1理由;根据2正当[充分]的理由
- There is no cause for anxiety [worry].没有理由要担心。
- You have good cause to do so.你有充分理由这样做。
- I have no cause to complain.我没有理由抱怨。
- You should not be absent from work without (good) cause.没有(充分的)理由,你不可不去上班。
- show cause【法律】提出正当的理由

③ 努力的目的;目标;主义;(众人关切而支持的)运动
- the temperance cause禁酒运动
- He worked for the cause of world peace.他为世界和平而努力。
- They were fighting in the cause of liberty.他们为自由而战。

④ 诉讼(事件);(诉讼的)理由;申辩
- plead one's cause申辩诉讼理由

字辨

cause: 指(必然)引起某种结果的事物、原因

the driver was the cause of the accident

reason: 指用以说明既知的事情或行为的理由

the reason for his departure to America

motive: 指作为某种行为之诱因的感情、欲望、欲求等冲动、动机

the motive for theft

ground, grounds: 指为说明或主张某事而当作证据或数据的事实

the ground(s) for the conclusion

短语

make common cause with ...
- ① (在政治、社会运动中)帮助支持(某人);与…团结一致
with cause
- ① 有正当理由;事出有因地
without cause
- ① 无缘无故地

同义词

bring aboutvt.引起
createvt.造成
provokevt.招惹

action
antecedent
bring
bring on
call
case
crusade
effect
effectuate
generate
ground
induce
ingenerate
instance
justification
lawsuit
lead to
make
motivation
motive
necessity
occasion
reason
result in
secure
set off
spring
stir
suit
touch off
trigger
wherefore
why

campaign
causa
causal agency
causal agent
do
drive
effort
get
grounds
have
movement
stimulate

反义词

effectn.结果
resultn.结果

词路径

entity
abstraction
abstract entity
psychological feature
event
happening
occurrence
occurrent
natural event
beginning
origin
origination
inception
cause

上位词

inception
justification
legal proceeding
origin
origination
physical entity
proceeding
proceedings
venture

下位词

ad blitz
ad campaign
advertising campaign
aetiology
agent
antecedent
anti-war movement
bastardy proceeding
campaigning
candidacy
candidature
catalyst
cause of death
charm campaign
civil suit
class-action suit
class action
consumerism
countersuit
criminal suit
danger
destiny
deus ex machina
electioneering
engine
etiology
factor
fate
feminism
feminist movement
first cause
force
fund-raising campaign
fund-raising drive
fund-raising effort
gay lib
gay liberation movement
individual
killer
life principle
lost cause
manipulator
moot
mortal
mutagenesis
nature
occult
operator
paternity suit
person
political campaign
power
prime mover
primum mobile
producer
reform
somebody
someone
soul
supernatural
theurgy
vital principle
war
women's lib
women's liberation movement
youth crusade
youth movement

词汇	cause
释义	cause /kɔːz//kɔːz/ ★★★★★v. cause causes causes causing caused caused vt ① 为…之因;使发生;引起 Her divorce caused a sensation.她的离婚引起轰动。 Her death was caused by suffocation.她的死亡因窒息而引起的。 His words caused me a great deal of trouble.=His words caused a great deal of trouble to [for] me.他的话带给我许多困扰。 He never causes pain to others.他从不带别人痛苦。 ② 致令,致使 The sound caused me to jump back.那声音使我(吓得)往后逃避(★The sound made me jump back.则为口语说法)。 n ① 原因,起因,缘由(←→effect; result) cause and effect因与果 the First Cause造物主;神 Nobody knew the cause of the accident.没有人知道那件事故的原因。 the cause of death死因 Your age and frailty are giving him cause for concern.你的年纪和虚弱是引起他对你关怀的原因。 ② 1理由;根据2正当[充分]的理由 There is no cause for anxiety [worry].没有理由要担心。 You have good cause to do so.你有充分理由这样做。 I have no cause to complain.我没有理由抱怨。 You should not be absent from work without (good) cause.没有(充分的)理由,你不可不去上班。 show cause【法律】提出正当的理由 ③ 努力的目的;目标;主义;(众人关切而支持的)运动 the temperance cause禁酒运动 He worked for the cause of world peace.他为世界和平而努力。 They were fighting in the cause of liberty.他们为自由而战。 ④ 诉讼(事件);(诉讼的)理由;申辩 plead one's cause申辩诉讼理由字辨 cause: 指(必然)引起某种结果的事物、原因 the driver was the cause of the accident reason: 指用以说明既知的事情或行为的理由 the reason for his departure to America motive: 指作为某种行为之诱因的感情、欲望、欲求等冲动、动机 the motive for theft ground, grounds: 指为说明或主张某事而当作证据或数据的事实 the ground(s) for the conclusion 短语 make common cause with ... ① (在政治、社会运动中)帮助支持(某人);与…团结一致 with cause ① 有正当理由;事出有因地 without cause ① 无缘无故地同义词 bring aboutvt.引起 createvt.造成 provokevt.招惹 action antecedent bring bring on call case crusade effect effectuate generate ground induce ingenerate instance justification lawsuit lead to make motivation motive necessity occasion reason result in secure set off spring stir suit touch off trigger wherefore why campaign causa causal agency causal agent do drive effort get grounds have movement stimulate 反义词 effectn.结果 resultn.结果词路径 entity abstraction abstract entity psychological feature event happening occurrence occurrent natural event beginning origin origination inception cause 上位词 inception justification legal proceeding origin origination physical entity proceeding proceedings venture 下位词 ad blitz ad campaign advertising campaign aetiology agent antecedent anti-war movement bastardy proceeding campaigning candidacy candidature catalyst cause of death charm campaign civil suit class-action suit class action consumerism countersuit criminal suit danger destiny deus ex machina electioneering engine etiology factor fate feminism feminist movement first cause force fund-raising campaign fund-raising drive fund-raising effort gay lib gay liberation movement individual killer life principle lost cause manipulator moot mortal mutagenesis nature occult operator paternity suit person political campaign power prime mover primum mobile producer reform somebody someone soul supernatural theurgy vital principle war women's lib women's liberation movement youth crusade youth movement
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