n. 原因;动机;理由;事业
vt. 成为…的原因;导致;引起;使遭受
cause有两种用法,一是用作名词,表示原因,动机,理由,事业等,用法比较简单,难点是cause作为动词,下面是易学啦为大家整理的cause的用法。
cause用作动词时,有两类用法需注意:
一:表示“造成”“使(发生)”,注意以下搭配:
①其后可直接用造成的结果或发生的事情作宾语。如:
Smoking can cause lung cancer. 吸烟可导致肺癌。
Careless drivers cause accidents. 司机不小心就出事故。
②后接双宾语。如:
The car caused me a lot of trouble. 这车给我引来了不少麻烦。
I hope this will not cause you any inconvenience. 希望这不会给你造成不便。
③后接不定式的复合结构作宾语。如:
Heating a copper bar will cause it to expand. 对铜棒加热会使它膨胀。
What caused your wife to change her mind? 是什么使你的妻子改变了主意?
若双宾语易位,可用介词 to / for 来引出间接宾语。如:
Her irresponsible behaviour has caused her family a great deal of anxiety.=Her irresponsible behaviour has caused a great deal of anxiety to [for] her family. 她不负责任的行为已引起她的家人的莫大担扰。
二:表示“使”“迫使”,通常接不定式的复合结构作宾语,注意不要受动词 make 的影响而用错句型。比较:
是什么使她哭了?
正:What caused her to cry? / What made her cry?
误:What caused her cry [crying]? / What made her to cry?
这个坏消息使她伤心。
正:The bad news caused her to be sad.
正:The bad news made her sad.
误:The bad news caused her sad.
cause celebre
n.<法>著名的讼案(尤指刑事案件),闹得满城风雨的事件
lost cause
失败的事业;注定会失败的事情
first cause
原动力
cause of action
n.<法>原告的起诉缘由
final cause
n. 〈哲〉终极因
cause of death
【医】 死[亡原]因
probable cause
【法】 可能的原因, 合理的根据
1. His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems.
他对语言的误解是引起其他问题的主要原因。
2. Accidents are still the number one cause of premature death for Americans.
交通事故仍然是造成美国人过早死亡的头号因素。
3. Investment could dry up and that could cause the economy to falter.
投资可能会中断,而这会引起经济衰退。
4. 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。
5. Premature birth is the main cause of perinatal mortality.
早产是临产死亡的主要原因。
6. She says that legalising prostitution will only cause problems.
她说卖淫合法化只会引发问题。