1.[c]原因；起因the person or thing that makes sth happen
Unemployment is a major cause of poverty.失业是贫困的主要原因。
There was discussion about the fire and its likely cause.对那场火灾及其可能的起因进行了讨论。
Drinking and driving is one of the most common causes of traffic accidents.酒后驾车是导致交通事故最常见的原因之一。
2.[u]~ (for sth)理由；动机；缘故a reason for having particular feelings or behaving in a particular way
There is no cause for concern .没有理由担忧。
The food was excellent─I had no cause for complaint .饭菜好极了，我没理由抱怨。
with/without good cause(= with/without a good reason)理由充分；无缘无故
3.[c]（支持或为之奋斗的）事业，目标，思想an organization or idea that people support or fight for
Animal welfare campaigners raised £70 000 for their cause last year.动物保护主义者去年为保护动物募集了 7 万英镑。
a good cause(= an organization that does good work, such as a charity)崇高的事业
fighting for the Republican cause为共和党的事业而奋斗
4.[c]诉讼案a case that goes to court
1.使发生；造成；引起；导致to make sth happen, especially sth bad or unpleasant
Do they know what caused the fire?他们知道引起这场火灾的原因吗？
Are you causing trouble again?你又在惹麻烦吗？
deaths caused by dangerous driving危险驾驶造成的死亡
The bad weather is causing problems for many farmers.恶劣的天气正给许多农民造成困难。
The project is still causing him a lot of problems.这项工程现在仍然给他带来许多的麻烦。
The poor harvest caused prices to rise sharply.收成不好导致物价急剧上涨。
Now, I'm going to sum up a year's worth of work in two sentences to say that we have been trying to figure out what the cause of this is.
现在，我来用两句话总结一下一年来的工作，告诉大家我们一直在努力寻找造成这种结果的原因。
But like soldiers anywhere, what they do not like are mortar attacks where the bombs hit closer to the front line and cause more casualties.
不过就像世界上任何一处的士兵一样，他们讨厌迫击炮的轰击。迫击炮的轰炸离前线更近，造成了更多的伤亡。
Also to address the cause of international standards of health, aging care worked out a set of valuable international experience.
也为解决医疗卫生事业国际接轨，老龄照护国际化摸索出一套宝贵的经验。
Her voice because is also long don't talk of cause, seem to be hoarse obnoxious to hear.
她的声音因为太久没有说话的缘故，显得嘶哑难听。
A careful investigation failed to determine the cause of the explosion, it could have been accidental or sabotage.
虽然经过仔细的调查未能确定爆炸的原因，但也有可能是发生意外或人为破坏。
Whatever the cause of your recent rebellions against my will I wish to see you and your Archbishops in council immediately.
不论你近日的反叛行为是出于什么缘故，我希望你和你的同胞可以到议会来，马上！
Eventually, by giving it to you, he'll have one more cause to appear on the scene again, at least to get back what belongs to him.
最后一点就是，通过把夹克给你，他将会得到再一次会出现的理由。至少是为了把属于他的衣服取回来。
The net result of those conflicting trends is to cause optimum family size to be greater for low than for high heritability.
这些矛盾引起的实际结果是遗传力低的比遗传力高的要求比较大的最适家系。
Now he has written an easy-to-read book that will appeal to anyone interested in learning the secret cause of cancer.
现在，他写了一个易于阅读的书，将吸引任何人的学习兴趣导致癌症的秘密。
An interest-rate increase big enough to squeeze inflation back down in short order would cause a needlessly large rise in unemployment.
一次足够大的力度的利率升息的力量能迅速挤压通胀回落，同时也造成了不必要的失业人口的大量增多。
The strength of love is big enough to cause the person to forget all, but actually as small which cannot hold just a sand of envy.
爱的力量大到可以使人忘记一切，却又小到连一粒嫉妒的沙石也不能容纳。
The stars lean down to kiss you. And I lie awake and miss you. Pour me a heavy dose of atmosphere, 'cause I'll doze off safe and soundly.
繁星弯下腰来亲吻你，而我碾转反侧着想念你。给我一剂足够的空气，这样我才能安心睡去。
"It could make the night much longer and cause you to run out of energy before sunrise, which would be a disaster, " says Mr Borschberg.
“它可能会让夜变得异常漫长，并且会在太阳升起之前能量丧失，这将是一个灾难式的火锅，”Morschberg先生说。
What was the cause of Israelite's calamity? How could Israelite get out of the calamity?
以色列遭到苦难的原因何在？以色列如何才能脱离苦难？
We do not know whether the H5N1 virus will cause the next pandemic.
我们不知道H5N1病毒是否会引起下一次大流行。
Oriental Land Co said the 'Big Thunder Mountain' ride will be closed until the cause of the accident is determined .
亚洲地产股份公司称，“巨雷山”的过山车将会关闭，直到美国意外事故原因查明。
He said South Korean and Russian experts were trying to find the cause of the problem.
安秉万称韩国和俄罗斯的专家正在试图找出火箭失事的症结所在。
Mr De Gucht said he hadn't meant to cause offence, and anti-Semitism had no place in today's world.
DeGucht表示，他无意挑起争端，反犹太主义在现在的世界已经没有立足之地。
Eating too much saturated fat (like the kind found in this classic breakfast) can cause high cholesterol.
摄入过多的饱和脂肪（像图中典型的早餐所含）可导致胆固醇升高。
Kakha Kaladze has admitted that Milan are disappointed after their third goalless draw in a week, but there is still cause for optimism.
卡哈·卡拉泽承认米兰在一周中取得三场没有进球的平局之后很失望，但是仍有值得乐观的理由。
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