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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 理由 [lǐyóu]
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noun
reason
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1.
noun
reason
Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 理由 [lǐyóu]
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事情所以这样的道理、缘由
- 理由充分。
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事情所以这样的道理、缘由
Examples
- 冠冕堂皇的理由
- high-sounding excuses → 冠冕堂皇
- 胡诌了一大堆理由
- cook up a lot of excuses → 胡诌
- 假造理由
- invent an excuse → 假造
- 他提出的理由不能成立。
- His argument is untenable. → 理由
- 列出理由
- set out one's reasons (for sth.) → 列
- 你的理由很勉强。
- The reason you give is rather unconvincing. → 勉强
- 这些理由都很牵强。
- These reasons are farfetched. → 牵强
- 没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
- There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion. → 任何
- 其理由如次。
- The reasons are as follows. → 如次
- 上面这几条理由
- the aforesaid reasons → 上面
Collocations
- 理由充分
- a full reason
- 没有理由
- to have no reason
- 荒唐的理由
- an absurd reason
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