cause

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n. 原因, 目标 vt. 引起, 使产生, 使遭受

发音

AU /kɔːz/
UK /kɔːz/
AU /kʰoːz̥/
UK /kʰoːz̥/
US /kɔz/
US /kʰɔz̥/
/ˈkɑz/
SCOT /kɔz/
SCOT /kʰɔːz̥/

词形变化

causes 复数 causes caus'd caused causedst causes 三单 causeth causing causing 现在分词 caused 过去式 caused 过去分词 causest causedst 过去式 causeth 三单 caused 复数

教材释义与例句

名词

原因；事业；目标

a person, event, or thing that makes something happen

动词

引起；使遭受

to make something happen, especially something bad

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

    原因

    可数 不可数

    They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.

  2. 2.

    Sufficient reason.

    不可数 可数

    There is no cause for alarm.

    The end of the war was a cause for celebration.

    He has no cause to do that.

  3. 3.

    A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    Sake; interest; advantage.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  5. 5.

    A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.

    可数 法律 不可数
  6. 6.

    Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.

    可数 废旧 不可数
v. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce.

    及物

    The lightning caused thunder.

  2. 2.

    To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.

    双及物

    His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful.

  3. 3.

    To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.

    废旧
conj.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of 'cause; because

    Why not? Cause I don't wanna.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

case reason drive suit effort campaign movement grounds lawsuit crusade

上位词 7

origin venture proceedings proceeding justification inception origination

下位词 10

being war power force agent killer engine danger nature fate
动词

同义词 6

have do get make stimulate induce

上位词 4

make move act create

下位词 10

let back make keep move hold start bring change fire

相关短语

cause and effect adj. 有因果关系的 cause célèbre 引起轰动的事件 cause celebre [法] 著名案件, 轰动一时的大案 cause of action [法] 案由, 诉讼理由, 诉讼原因 cause a stir 引起骚动 cause of death [医] 死[亡原]因 cause boredom lost cause 失败的事业;注定会失败的事情 style of cause probable cause [法] 可能的原因, 合理的根据 external cause [法] 外因 proximate cause first cause First Cause 造物主, 上帝 [法] 根源, 首要原因 root cause

词源

* From Middle English cause (also with the sense of “a thing”), borrowed from Old French cause (“a cause, a thing”), borrowed from Latin causa (“reason, sake, cause”), from Proto-Italic *kaussā, which is of unknown origin. Doublet of chose (“(law) a thing; personal property”). See accuse, excuse, recuse, ruse. Displaced native Old English intinga. * From Middle English causen, Old French causer and Medieval Latin causāre.

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