cause
英 /kɔːz/ 美 /kɔːz/
- n. 原因；起因something that makes an event or situation happen
- v. 导致；引起make something happen, especially something unpleasant
- n. 事业；奋斗目标an aim or principle that people support and work towards
The plumber found the cause of the leak.
水管工找到了漏水的原因。
Heavy traffic is a major cause of air pollution in many rapidly growing urban areas.
在许多快速发展的城市地区，繁忙的交通是空气污染的主要原因。
搭配
cause of ……的原因cause damage 造成损害root cause 根本原因a good cause 公益事业
辨析提示
名词常接of；动词可用cause sb to do sth。
词族
causal (adj.)、causation (n.)
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