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cause
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- Conjugation :
past
caused
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ing
causing
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Derivatives :
n
causer
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adj
causeless
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- cause
[kɔːz]
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1.
noun
[c]
[of event]
起因
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Nobody knew the cause of the explosion.
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没有人知道这次爆炸的起因。
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2.
noun
[u]
(reason) 理由
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3.
noun
[c]
(aim，principle) 事业
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He is sympathetic to our cause.
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他支持我们的事业。
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4.
vt.
(produce，lead to) 导致
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Does smoking cause cancer?
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吸烟是否导致癌症？
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to have cause for sth/to do sth
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某事/做某事有原因
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there is no cause for concern
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没有理由担心
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to cause sb to do sth
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促使某人做某事
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to cause sth to happen
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导致某事发生
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- cause
[kɔːz]
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1.
vt.
引起，导致，使发生
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The accident was directly caused by some kind of technical failure.
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这个事故是由某种技术故障直接造成的。
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2.
vt.
诱使，使得
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The government has introduced new policies, causing banks to change procedures.
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政府采用了新的政策，使得银行要改变原有程序。
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3.
n.[c]
原因，起因
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Police are investigating the cause of a fire which damaged two buildings.
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警察们正在调查烧毁了这两幢大楼的火灾的原因。
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They are trying to determine the cause of the crash.
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他们正在尽力确定飞机坠落的原因。
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4.
n.[u]
理由，情理
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This is a major cause for concern for investors.
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这是投资者们担心的主要原因。
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He had no cause to complain.
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他没有理由抱怨。
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5.
n.[c]
事业；运动
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All of them are fighting for a common cause.
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他们所有人都在为一个共同的目标而奋斗。
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They worked in the cause of world peace.
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他们致力于世界和平。
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6.
n.[u]
缘由，动机
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Cancer has many causes, including smoking.
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癌症有很多诱因，包括吸烟。
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7.
noun
诉因；诉讼
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When the summary cause summons are returned from court, the two dates given are input to the system.
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当简易诉讼是由传票返回到法庭上的时候，两个给出的日期被输入系统里。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- cause
[kɔːz]
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1.
n
a person, thing, event, state, or action that produces an effect
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2.
n
grounds for action; motive; justification
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she had good cause to shout like that
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3.
n
the ideals, etc, of a group or movement
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the Communist cause
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4.
n
the welfare or interests of a person or group in a dispute
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they fought for the miners' cause
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5.
n
a matter of widespread concern or importance
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the cause of public health
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6.
n
a ground for legal action; matter giving rise to a lawsuit
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7.
n
the lawsuit itself
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8.
n
(in the philosophy of Aristotle) any of four requirements for a thing's coming to be, namely material (material cause), its nature (formal cause), an agent (efficient cause), and a purpose (final cause)
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9.
vt.
[tr]
to be the cause of; bring about; precipitate; be the reason for
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10.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Latin causa cause, reason, motive
Examples
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"Fell" is a causative verb meaning "to cause to fall".
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Fell是个使役动词，意为“使倒下”。
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the efficient cause
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直接生效的原因
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a final cause
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最终的事业
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to give one's life for a cause
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为一事业而献身
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liable to cause hard feelings
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容易引起敌意的
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