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| 1 | C a fact , situation , or intention that explains why something happened, why someone did something , or why something is true 原因；理由 |
| +for The police asked her the reason for her visit. 警察查问她来访的原因。 |
| reason for doing sth Could you explain your reasons for choosing this particular course? 你能解释一下选择这门课程的原因吗？ |
| +why The reason why so many people caught the disease is still not clear. 如此多的人患了这种病，其原因还不清楚。 |
| +(that) The reason these cars are so expensive is that they are largely built by hand. 这些汽车如此昂贵的原因是由于它们大部分是由手工制作的。 |
| for a reason The woman cannot be named for legal reasons. 由于法律上的原因，不能公布这名妇女的名字。 |
| give a reason Our application was rejected, but the council gave no reason for its decision. 我们的申请被拒绝，但委员会没有说明这样决定的理由。 |
| for the simple/obvious/good reason (that) We can’ t take you all, for the simple reason that there isn’ t enough room in the car. 我们不能把你们全部带上，原因很简单，车内没有足够的地方。 |
| | 1a | U a good or clear cause for doing something or thinking something （合理或明确的）原因，理由 | | +for With plenty of orders coming in, there is reason for optimism about the company’ s future. 订单大量涌来，有理由对这家公司的前途充满乐观。 | | reason to do sth Is there any reason to believe that she isn’ t telling the truth? 有理由相信她没有说真话吗? | | there is every reason to do sth (=there are very clear reasons) There was every reason to expect that he would agree. 有充分的理由做某事 | | with reason/not without reason He has refused to pay, not without reason. 他拒绝付款并不是没有理由的。 | | have no reason to do sth She has no reason to shout at you. 她没有理由对你大喊大叫。 | | see no reason/not see any reason (=when there is no obvious reason why something should happen) I can’ t see any reason for refusing their invitation. 没有任何理由 | |
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| 2 | U a way of behaving that most people accept as sensible 道理 |
| She had reason on her side. 她这一边是有理的。 |
| listen to/see reason He finally saw reason and gave me the gun. 他最终明白了道理，把枪交给了我。 |
| reason prevails (=wins) Fortunately, reason prevailed and she did not marry him. 理智占了上风 |
| within reason (=according to what is sensible) Let your children have their freedom, within reason. 合乎情理 |
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| 3 | U the human ability to think in an intelligent way , make sensible decisions, and form clear arguments 理性；思考能力；判断力 |
| His assessment of the situation is based on sheer emotion, not reason. 他对局势的估计纯粹是基于情感，而不是基于理性。 |
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| - | all the more reason
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| used for emphasizing that what someone has said or done is another reason why they should do a particular thing |
| 更主要的原因 |
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| ‘But some of those kids can hardly read or write!’ ‘All the more reason why they should get the best education on offer.’ “但是那些孩子中有些几乎不会读写！”“那更有理由让他们接受最好的教育。” |
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| - | by reason of very formal
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| because of |
| 因为 |
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| - | due to/for reasons beyond sb’ s control
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| used for saying that you are not responsible for something that has happened, especially when you are sorry about it |
| （尤指表示抱歉时）由于不可控的原因 |
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| Due to reasons beyond our control, all flights are suffering delays. 由于不可控的原因，所有航班都将延期。 |
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| - | for no (apparent) reason
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| without an obvious cause |
| 没有（明确的）原因；无缘无故 |
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| Sometimes the dog would bark for no apparent reason. 有时狗会无缘无故地大叫。 |
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| - | for one reason or another
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| used for saying that there is more than one reason for something |
| 由于这样或那样的原因 |
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| His travel articles are always, for one reason or another, fascinating. 由于这样或那样的原因，他的旅游文章总是很吸引人。 |
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| - | for reasons best known to himself/herself etc
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| used for saying that you do not understand why someone does something |
| 由于只有他/她自己才知道的原因 |
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| - | for reasons of economy/safety/security etc
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| used for showing why a particular thing is done |
| 出于经济/安全/的原因 |
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| The design was changed purely for reasons of safety. 改变设计纯粹是出于安全考虑。 |
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| - | for some reason
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| used for saying that you do not know why something happened, especially when you think there is no good reason |
| 出于某种原因 |
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| For some reason, they wouldn’ t let me help them. 出于某种原因，他们不让我帮助他们。 |
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| - | give me one good reason
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| used for emphasizing that you do not think there is a good reason for doing something |
| （用于强调做某事毫无理由）给我个充分的理由 |
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| He’ s lied to us before, so give me one good reason why we should believe him now. 他以前向我们撒过谎，所以我们现在没有理由相信他。 |
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| - | have your reasons informal
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| to have a personal reason for doing something that you are not going to discuss with anyone |
| 出于个人的原因 |
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| I suppose she has her reasons for not joining us. 我猜想她没有加入我们自有她的理由。 |
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| - | no reason spoken
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| used when you do not want to tell someone why you have done something |
| 没有原因 |
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| - | the reason behind sth
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| the real explanation or cause of something , which is not immediately obvious |
| 某事的真正原因 |
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| The reasons behind his decision were never made public. 他作出这一决定的真正原因从来没有公布于众。 |
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| Words frequently used with reason | | reason 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | compelling, good, legitimate, logical, main, major, obvious, simple, valid, | 1 | | | |
| Other ways of saying : reason | | | | | | | | 含有reason之义的其他词 | | | | cause the reason that something happens or that you feel a particular emotion原因;起因: The probable cause of death was drowning.死亡的原因很可能是溺水。Fifty years after the war, scholars still disagree about its causes.战争结束50年后，学者们还是对战争的起因各持己见。 | | excuse a reason you give in order to explain why you did something bad or wrong借口: She gave some excuse about being too sick to finish her essay.她找了个借口说病得厉害不能完成论文。 | | explanation a fact or set of facts that tells you why something happened解释；理由: There was no obvious explanation for his sudden disappearance.他的突然消失没有任何明确的解释。 | | grounds a word used in official or legal situations, meaning a good or fair reason for doing something根据；理由: His repeated violence towards her was given as grounds for divorce.他对她实施的多次暴力行为是她要离婚的理由。Permission for the march was refused, on grounds of public safety.出于安全的原因，游行的申请被拒绝了。 | | motivation someone’ s personal reason for doing something动机: The other runners’ times were fast, and that gave me motivation to push even harder.其他选手跑得都很快，这激励了我更加努力去跑。 | | motive someone’ s personal reason for doing something, especially something dishonest or illegal（尤指不诚实或不合法的）动机，目的: Police are unsure about a motive for the crime.警察对这起犯罪的动机还不确定。 | | pretext a false reason you give for doing something in order to hide your real reason借口;托词: He got into the warehouse on the pretext of making a building inspection.他借口视察大楼而进了仓库。 | | purpose the goal that you want to achieve目的；意图: The purpose of Tuesday’ s meeting is to finalize the schedule.星期二召开会议的目的就是最后确定进度表。 | | | |
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