caused

英 [kɔːzd]

美 [kɔːzd]

v.  使发生; 造成; 引起; 导致
cause的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• (常指坏事的)原因，诱因
  Thecause ofan event, usually a bad event, is the thing that makes it happen.
  1. Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease...
     在可以预防的引发死亡和疾病的因素当中，吸烟排在第一位。
  2. The causes are a complex blend of local and national tensions.
     原因很复杂，既有地方性冲突也有全国范围的紧张局势。
• 引起;导致
  Tocausesomething, usually something bad, means to make it happen.
  1. Attempts to limit family size among some minorities are likely to cause problems...
     试图在某些少数民族地区限制生育可能会引起问题。
  2. This was a genuine mistake, but it did cause me some worry.
     这是好心办错事，可是确实让我担心了一阵子。
  3. ...a protein that gets into animal cells and attacks other proteins, causing disease to spread.
     进入动物细胞内攻击其他蛋白质、从而导致疾病传播的蛋白质
  4. ...the damage to Romanian democracy caused by events of the past few days.
     过去几天发生的事件对罗马尼亚民主政体的危害
• 理由;缘由
  If you havecause fora particular feeling or action, you have good reasons for feeling it or doing it.
  1. Only a few people can find any cause for celebration...
     只有少数几个人能找到庆祝的理由。
  2. Both had much cause to be grateful for the secretiveness of government in Britain.
     双方都有充分的理由对英国政府的行事隐秘深表感激。
• See also:Refusing to have one leader has not helped the cause.lost cause
• 因果;因果关系
  You usecause and effectto talk about the way in which one thing is caused by another.
  1. ...fundamental laws of biological cause and effect.
     生物学上因果关系的根本法则
• (为了特定目的)与…联手，与…配合
  If one group of peoplemakes common cause withanother, they act together in order to achieve a particular aim even though their aims and beliefs are normally very different.
  1. They make common cause for a few purposes, but for the most part, they pursue their own interests.
     他们因为几个目的而联手，可是多数情况下，他们追逐着各自的利益。
• 为了公益事业;为了行善
  If you say that something isin a good causeorfor a good cause, you mean that it is worth doing or giving to because it will help other people, for example by raising money for charity.
  1. The Raleigh International Bike Ride is open to anyone who wants to raise money for a good cause.
     想要为公益事业筹集资金的人都可以参加雷利国际自行车比赛。

双语例句

• This caused the sound to distort.
  这导致了声音的失真。
• The accident was caused by human error.
  这一事故是人为错误造成的。
• His illness caused him to lose his memory.
  疾病使他失忆了。
• The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona.
  风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。
• Omissions in my recent article must have caused confusion.
  我最近一篇文章中的几处省略肯定造成了困惑。
• His film has caused a stir in America.
  他的电影已在美国引起了轰动。
• Lack of food and supplies caused disaffection among the soldiers.
  食物和补给的不足造成士兵的不满。
• His new theory has caused a sensation throughout the civilized world.
  他的新理论轰动了整个文明世界。
• The conflict between the two countries finally caused a war.
  两国间的摩擦终于导致了一场战争。
• Critics say his reforms have caused the fall in living standards.
  批评家说他的改革措施导致了生活水准下降。