| 词组 | cause |
| 释义 | cause ◊ used as a noun The cause of an event is the thing that makes it happen. Nobody knew the cause of the explosion. Disease or illness is not a cause of this type of mental slowness. Note that you use of, not 'for', after cause. You do not use 'because of' or 'due to' with cause. You do not say, for example, 'The cause of the fire was probably due to a dropped cigarette'. You say 'The cause of the fire was probably a dropped cigarette'. The main cause of the complacency about future energy supplies was undoubtedly the emergence of nuclear energy. The cause of the symptoms appears to be inability to digest gluten. ◊ used as a verb To cause something means to make it happen. We have a good idea what causes an earthquake. Does smoking cause cancer? You can say that something causes someone to do something. ...a blow to the head which had caused him to lose consciousness. It had caused her to be distrustful of people. You do not say that something 'causes that someone does' something. |
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