causes
英 [ˈkɔːzɪz]
美 [ˈkɔːzɪz]
n. 原因; 起因; 理由; 动机; 缘故; (支持或为之奋斗的)事业，目标，思想
v. 使发生; 造成; 引起; 导致
cause的第三人称单数和复数
柯林斯词典
- (常指坏事的)原因，诱因
Thecause ofan event, usually a bad event, is the thing that makes it happen.- 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。 - 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。
- Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease...
- 引起;导致
Tocausesomething, usually something bad, means to make it happen.- 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。 - 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。 - ...a protein that gets into animal cells and attacks other proteins, causing disease to spread.
进入动物细胞内攻击其他蛋白质、从而导致疾病传播的蛋白质 - ...the damage to Romanian democracy caused by events of the past few days.
过去几天发生的事件对罗马尼亚民主政体的危害
- Attempts to limit family size among some minorities are likely to cause problems...
- 理由;缘由
If you havecause fora particular feeling or action, you have good reasons for feeling it or doing it.- 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。 - 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。
- Only a few people can find any cause for celebration...
- See also:Refusing to have one leader has not helped the cause.lost cause
- 因果;因果关系
You usecause and effectto talk about the way in which one thing is caused by another.- ...fundamental laws of biological cause and effect.
生物学上因果关系的根本法则
- ...fundamental laws of biological cause and effect.
- (为了特定目的)与…联手，与…配合
If one group of peoplemakes common cause withanother, they act together in order to achieve a particular aim even though their aims and beliefs are normally very different.- 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。
- They make common cause for a few purposes, but for the most part, they pursue their own interests.
- 为了公益事业;为了行善
If you say that something isin a good causeorfor a good cause, you mean that it is worth doing or giving to because it will help other people, for example by raising money for charity.- 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。
- The Raleigh International Bike Ride is open to anyone who wants to raise money for a good cause.
双语例句
- According to the Home Office, your brother died of natural causes
根据内政部的调查，你哥哥属正常死亡。 - This causes environmental damage when the topsoil is washed away by the rains.
雨水冲走表层土壤会造成环境破坏。 - A prisoner collapsed and died yesterday, apparently from natural causes.
一名囚犯昨天突然倒下死了，看上去像是正常死亡。 - To stop a problem you have to understand its underlying causes
要想杜绝问题的发生，必须弄清它的深层原因。 - The causes of anorexia are much debated
关于厌食的起因存在颇多争论。 - A lack of magnesium causes muscles to go into spasm.
缺镁会导致肌肉痉挛。 - Working with one's head causes a sensation of hunger quite as much as muscular work.
脑力劳动与体力劳动引起的饥饿感觉是完全一样的。 - Allergy to cats is one of the commonest causes of asthma.
对猫类过敏是哮喘病发作最常见的诱因之一。 - He had political points of view and lent his name to a lot of causes.
他很有政治见解，对很多事业都予以支持。 - People living or working with smokers can find it uncomfortable to wear contact lenses because the smoke causes irritation.
与吸烟者一起生活或工作的人会发现戴隐形眼镜不舒服，因为烟具有刺激作用。