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| 1 | C an event , thing , or person that makes something happen 原因；起因 |
| The major cause of these accidents is drivers going too fast. 这些事故的主要原因是司机开得太快了。 |
| an essay on the causes of the First World War 关于第一次世界大战起因的文章 |
| | 1a | the principle that one thing causes another 因果；因果原理 | |
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| 2 | C/U a reason for behaving in a particular way or for feeling a particular emotion 理由；缘故 |
| +for His departure was cause for celebration in the village. 村里的庆祝会是为欢送他而举行的。 |
| no cause for concern/alarm The doctor’ s report on the biopsy states that there is no cause for concern. 医生的活组织检查报告指出没有什么好担心的。 |
| without good cause He wouldn’ t have done it without good cause (=a good reason) . 他不可能无缘无故就这样做的。 |
| | 2a | to have a strong reason for doing , thinking , or feeling something 完全有理由做某事 | | Joe’ s father had good cause to be proud of him. 乔的父亲完全有理由为他感到自豪。 | | have no cause to do sth I have no cause to question his integrity. 我没有理由怀疑他的正直。 | |
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| 3 | C an aim , idea , or organization that you support or work for , for example in politics 目标；观念；事业 |
| Campaigners hope that people will be sympathetic to their cause. 活动家们希望人们同情支持他们的事业。 |
| champion a cause He has championed (=strongly supported) the cause of renewable energy since the mid-1970s. 他从20世纪70年代中期开始就积极支持可再生能源事业。 |
| | 3a | an organization , plan , or activity that you are willing to support because it provides help or benefit to people who need it （造福于人的）事业，活动 | | a good/worthy cause Please give as much as you can: it’ s for a very worthy cause. 请尽力捐赠：这是为了一项很崇高的事业。 | | all in a good cause It may be hard work but it’ s all in a good cause. 工作可能很苦，但这一切都是为了正义的事业。 | |
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| 4 | C legal a case in a law court 诉讼案件 |
| PHRASE |
| - | make common cause (with sb) formal
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| to work together with a person , group etc that you do not usually agree with , in order to achieve a shared aim |
| （与某人）合作发展共同的事业，追求共同的目标 |
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| Words frequently used with cause | | cause 的常见搭配词 | | verbs | advance, champion, espouse, further, promote, support, | 3 | | | |
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