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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   cause

   • IPA[kôz]

   美式

   • n.
     a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition；reasonable grounds for doing, thinking, or feeling something
   • v.
     make (something, especially something bad) happen

   • noun: cause, plural noun: causes

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition the cause of the accident is not clear 同義詞 source, root, origin, beginning(s), starting point, ... 更多seed, germ, genesis, agency, occasion, mainspring, base, basis, foundation, bottom, seat, originator, author, creator, producer, agent, prime mover, maker, fons et origo, literaryfountainhead, wellspring, fount, begetter, rareradix反義詞 effect, result
   • ▪ reasonable grounds for doing, thinking, or feeling something Faye's condition had given no cause for concern class size is a cause for complaint in some schools 同義詞 reason, grounds, justification, call, need, ... 更多necessity, occasion, basis, motive, motivation, inducement, excuse, pretext, purpose, stimulus, provocation
   • 2. a principle, aim, or movement that, because of a deep commitment, one is prepared to defend or advocate she devoted her life to the cause of deaf people I'm raising money for a good cause 同義詞 principle, ideal, belief (in), conviction, tenet, ... 更多object, end, aim, objective, purpose, interest, movement, enterprise, undertaking, charity
   • 3. a matter to be resolved in a court of law forty-five causes were entered in the list for the March session
   • ▪ an individual's case offered at law the rule that no man should be a judge in his own cause 同義詞 case, suit, lawsuit, action, dispute, ... 更多contention, point of view

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. make (something, especially something bad) happen this disease can cause blindness we have no idea what has happened to cause people to stay away

   片語

   • cause and effect
   • cause of action
   • in the cause of
   • make common cause
   • a rebel without a cause