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| /bɪˈkɒz/ |
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| 1 | used for showing the reason something happens or the reason why it is described in a particular way 因为；由于 |
| I couldn’ t phone you because I hadn’ t got your number. 因为没有你的电话号码，所以我无法给你打电话。 |
| It’ s a really useful book because it explains everything very clearly. 这确实是本有用的书，因为它把一切都解释得非常清楚。 |
| The hotel’ s difficult to find because the road isn’ t signposted. 由于这条路没有设置路标，所以这家旅馆很难找。 |
| ‘Why all this fuss about security?’ ‘Because it’ s important.’ “为何对安全措施如此挑剔？”“因为这很重要。” |
| He’ s always criticizing me – maybe it’ s because I’ m a woman. 他老是指责我，也许因为我是女人。 |
| +of Stacey retired in 1987, partly because of ill health. 斯泰西1987年退休，部分原因是因为身体不好。 |
| Because of the Asian crisis, the company’ s profits fell by 15% during 1997. 由于亚洲金融危机，1997年那家公司的利润下降了15%。 |
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| 2 | mainly spoken used for introducing facts that explain why you believe that something is true 因为（用于引出事实作为解释） |
| George was obviously in a bad mood, because he didn’ t even say good morning. 乔治显然心情不好，他甚至没道一声早安。 |
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