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汽車是當(dāng)今世界空氣污染的主要原因之一。

②事業(yè);理想;目標(biāo) an organization,， belief or aim that people support or fight for:

(2009廣東)The Nobel prizes would be awarded to people who made great contributions to the causes of peace, literature, and the sciences.諾貝爾獎將頒發(fā)給為和平,、文學(xué)和科學(xué)事業(yè)做出巨大貢獻(xiàn)的人。

③ v. 引起;導(dǎo)致

Unpunctual people seldom realize that their habit causes problems to others.不守時的人很少意識到他們的習(xí)慣會給別人帶來不便,。

·cause sb sth

His wound caused him great suffering.他的傷讓他深受痛苦,。

·cause sth for sb

The bad weather is causing problems for many farmers.壞天氣給很多農(nóng)民帶來麻煩。

·cause sb/ sth to do sth:

What caused you to change your mind?是什么讓你改變主意了,？

cause與 reason

cause多指導(dǎo)致某事發(fā)生的“起因”,，常用 cause of結(jié)構(gòu)。

reason多指做某事或解釋某事的“理由”,、“借口”,。常用 reason for， reason why結(jié)構(gòu),。

作“原因”講時,，reason與cause可以互換，但reason與介詞for連用,；而cause則與介詞of連用,。

reason后面通常跟why引導(dǎo)的從句：

That was the reason why the meeting was put off.