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

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柯林斯词典

  1. (常指坏事的)原因，诱因
    The cause of an event, usually a bad event, is the thing that makes it happen.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
  2. 引起;导致
    To cause something, usually something bad, means to make it happen.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. ...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
    4. ...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
  3. 理由;缘由
    If you have cause for a particular feeling or action, you have good reasons for feeling it or doing it.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
  4. See also: Refusing to have one leader has not helped the cause. lost cause
  5. 因果;因果关系
    You use cause and effect to talk about the way in which one thing is caused by another.
    1. ...fundamental laws of biological cause and effect.
      生物学上因果关系的根本法则
  6. (为了特定目的)与…联手，与…配合
    If one group of people makes common cause with another, they act together in order to achieve a particular aim even though their aims and beliefs are normally very different.
    1. 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。
  7. 为了公益事业;为了行善
    If you say that something is in a good cause or for 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.
    1. 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。
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双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. Women tend to attribute their success to external causes such as luck.
    女性倾向于将她们的成功归因于外部因素，比如运气。
  3. Smoking causes bad breath.
    吸烟会导致口臭。
  4. 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。
  5. The causes of anorexia are much debated
    关于厌食的起因存在颇多争论。
  6. Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.
    嫉妒会带来忧虑和痛苦。
  7. Her beauty causes envy and jealousy.
    她的美貌惹来嫉妒和羡慕。
  8. 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。
  9. 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。
  10. 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。
  11. This book contains observations about the causes of addictions.
    该书包括有关成瘾原因的观察发现。
  12. Poison from the weaver fish causes paralysis, swelling, and nausea
    龙的毒素会引起瘫痪、肿胀和恶心。
  13. The drug is extremely potent, but causes unpleasant side effects.
    这种药药效极强，但会产生不良的副作用。
  14. Although the causes of cancer are being uncovered, we do not yet have any practical way to prevent it
    虽然癌症的病因正被逐步揭开，但我们尚未有任何切实可行的办法来预防它。
  15. My sister puzzles me and causes me anxiety.
    我妹妹总让我捉摸不透，弄得我焦虑不安。
  16. The safety of tacrine has not yet been proven, and there is concern that it causes damage to the liver.
    他克林的安全性尚未得到证实，有人担心它会对肝脏造成损害。
  17. The word still causes a shudder among some of my students.
    那消息还是让我的一些学生很害怕。
  18. A lack of magnesium causes muscles to go into spasm.
    缺镁会导致肌肉痉挛。
  19. Our instinctive reaction when someone causes us pain is to strike back
    当被别人弄疼时我们本能的反应是反击。
  20. The research institute is on the track of what causes the artery damage.
    研究所正在探究动脉损伤的诱因。
  21. 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。
  22. 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。
  23. It causes blindness or serious loss of vision
    这能导致失明或视力严重受损。
  24. 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。
  25. Industrial effluent often causes a problem to people's health.
    工业废水常常危害人们的健康。
  26. Heart trouble is one of the most serious causes of death among old people.
    心脏病是引起老年人死亡的最严重的原因之一。
  27. 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。
  28. Once you have eliminated the obvious causes of death, you must consider the possibility of foul play.
    一旦排除了明显的死因，你就必须考虑到可能有人采取了卑劣手段。
  29. The current political situation was considered with a view to its causes and its effect.
    从原因和后果两个方面对时局进行了考虑。
  30. Being out of work causes poverty.
    失业导致贫困。
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