1 N-COUNT (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. (常指坏事的)原因，诱因
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Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease... [+ of]
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。
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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。
SYN origin, source, agency, spring
2 VERB 引起;导致 To cause something, usually something bad, means to make it happen. 引起;导致
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Attempts to limit family size among some minorities are likely to cause problems. [VERB noun]
试图在某些少数民族地区限制生育可能会引起问题。
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This was a genuine mistake, but it did cause me some worry. [VERB noun noun]
这是好心办错事，可是确实让我担心了一阵子。
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...a protein that gets into animal cells and attacks other proteins, causing disease to spread. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
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
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...the damage to Romanian democracy caused by events of the past few days. [VERB-ed]
过去几天发生的事件对罗马尼亚民主政体的危害
SYN produce, begin, create, effect
3 N-UNCOUNT [oft NOUN to-infinitive] 理由;缘由 If you have cause for a particular feeling or action, you have good reasons for feeling it or doing it. 理由;缘由
4 N-COUNT 事业;追求;目标;理想 A cause is an aim or principle which a group of people supports or is fighting for. 事业;追求;目标;理想
6 PHRASE 因果;因果关系 You use cause and effect to talk about the way in which one thing is caused by another. 因果;因果关系
7 PHRASE [VERB inflects] (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. (为了特定目的)与…联手，与…配合 [journalism]
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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。
8 PHRASE 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. 为了公益事业;为了行善
ThesaurusWord Partnership
| Thesaurus | cause Also look up: |
| VERB. | generate, make, produce, provoke; (ant.) deter, prevent, stop 2 |
| Word Partnership | Use cause with: |
| N. | cause of death 1 cause an accident, cause cancer, cause problems, cause a reaction 2 cause for concern 3 |
| VERB. | determine the cause 1 support a cause 4 |
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