| 词汇 | cause |
| 释义 | cause | BrE kɔːz, AmE kɔz | A. noun ① uncountable and countable (person, thing making sth happen) 原因 ▸ to die of or from natural causes 自然死亡 ▸ the cause of the accident 事故的起因 ▸ the root cause of a problem 问题的根源 ② uncountable (reason) 理由 ▸ there is no cause for alarm 不必惊慌 ▸ you have no cause for complaint 你没理由抱怨 ▸ to give cause for concern 令人担忧 ▸ to have cause to do sth; 有理由做某事 ▸ with/without good cause 理由充分地/无缘无故地 ③ uncountable and countable (principle, aim) 事业 ▸ to be (all) in or for a good cause 有好的初衷 ▸ a lost cause 注定失败的事业 ▸ to make common cause with sb/sth 与某人/某团体联合起来 ④ uncountable and countable Law (grounds) 诉讼理由 ▸ a cause of action 起诉的理由 ▸ to show cause 陈述理由 ⑤ countable Law (claim, dispute) 诉讼案 ▸ to plead sb's cause 为某人辩护 B. transitive verb 引起 ▸ to cause sb to do sth; 使某人做某事 ▸ to cause trouble 惹麻烦 ▸ to cause sb problems/anxiety 给某人带来问题/使某人感到焦虑 ▸ the heavy rains caused widespread flooding 大雨造成了大面积的洪涝 |
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