一日一词:你知道cause 有事业的意思吗

cause n.
①起因;原因 a person or thing that makes sth happen
cause and effect因果
Cars are one of the leading causes of air pollution in the world today汽车是当今世界空气污染的主要原因之一 。
②事业;理想;目标 an organization,belief or aim that people support or fight for:
(2009广东)The Nobel prizes would be awarded to people who made great contributions to the causes of peace, literature, and the sciences.诺贝尔奖将颁发给为和平、文学和科学事业做出巨大贡献的人 。
③ v. 引起;导致
Unpunctual people seldom realize that their habit causes problems to others.不守时的人很少意识到他们的习惯会给别人带来不便 。
·cause sb sth

His wound caused him great suffering.他的伤让他深受痛苦 。
·cause sth for sb
The bad weather is causing problems for many farmers.坏天气给很多农民带来麻烦 。
【一日一词:你知道cause 有事业的意思吗】 ·cause sb/ sth to do sth:
What caused you to change your mind?是什么让你改变主意了?
cause与 reason
cause多指导致某事发生的“起因”,常用 cause of结构 。
reason多指做某事或解释某事的“理由”、“借口” 。常用 reason for,reason why结构 。

作“原因”讲时,reason与cause可以互换,但reason与介词for连用;而cause则与介词of连用 。
reason后面通常跟why引导的从句:
That was the reason why the meeting was put off.

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