cause

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v.导致，引起；

n.原因，理由，事业，诉讼案；

复数：causes;

第三人称单数：causes;

过去式：caused;

过去分词：caused;

现在分词：causing;

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The International Monetary Fund calculates that countries can generate substantial fiscal revenues by eliminating fossil fuel subsidies and levying carbon charges that capture the domestic damage caused by emissions.

Many scientists believe that El Ni o events, caused by warming in the Pacific, are becoming more intense as a result of climate change.

However, today is a new era in which taking antibiotics can cause some very dangerous and potentially life threatening situations.

The popularization of digital video recorders has caused advertisers to worry that their commercials will be skipped.

It would most likely cause insurers to redesign plans to fall beneath the threshold.

In the developing countries, it says, most of the environmental problems are caused by underdevelopment.

These catastrophic events caused more than 1.5 trillion dollars in economic losses.

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While yoga and meditation ( ' , 静思 ) are scientifically proven to reduce stress levels, these programs do little to target the root causes of burnout and disengagement.

They hardly pay anything for the problems they have caused.

The researchers found that telepressure is a major cause of stress at work, which over time contributes to physical and mental burnout.

Since tobacco is one of the biggest causes of premature death in the UK, a measure that tames the habit even by a fraction is worth trying.

Health problems caused by stress in the workplace result in huge public health expenses.

Developed nations such as Australia, the United States, Canada, and European countries are essentially climate free-riders: causing the majority of the problems through high greenhouse gas emissions, while incurring few of the costs such as climate change's impact on food and water.

The leading causes of death in this age group are also changing.

The God caused the rock to grow and to lift the girls far above the ground, while its sides were scored by the claws of the angry bears.

That pushed flu from the third leading cause of death to the fifth.

People who live, hunt or fish near bird coloniesneed to be careful, the researchers say, The birds don’t mean to cause harm, but the chemicals they carry can cause major problems.

In 2000, the top five causes of death for centenarians were heart disease, stroke, flu, cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease.

But by 2014, the death rate from Alzheimer’s Disease for this age group have more than doubled, increasing from 3.8% to 8.5%, making the progressive brain disease the second leading cause of death for centenarians.

just perceiving norms is enough to cause people to adjust their behaviour in the direction of the crowd.

Rather than merely asking about something they wanted to try, they tended to include both cause and effect in their question.

Other studies show that simply providing the facility for people to compare their energy use with the local average is enough to cause them to modify their behaviour.

Are people suffering from gadget overload? Are they exhausted by the consumer equivalent of the brain fatigue—information overload—that is caused by constant updates of devices and online media?As you are probably aware, the latest job markets news isn’t good: Unemployment is still more than 9 percent, and new job growth has fallen close to zero.

After the first pair of tasks was completed, one group of participants was assigned an undemanding activity intended to cause their minds to wander.

Ask your pharmacist whether he can suggest a drug that will relieve the symptoms but that will not cause the adverse reaction.

Barrett wanted to find out if the absence of physical currency does indeed cause a person to spend more, so she decided to conduct an experiment a few months ago.

birds flock together, fish school together, cattle herd together...just perceiving norms is enough to cause people to adjust their behaviour in the direction of the crowd.

But now a systematic review and analysis of studies by Canadian researchers found that not only does pasta not cause weight gain, but three meals a week can help people drop more than half a kilogram over four months.

he researchers found that telepressure is a major cause of stress at work, which over time contributes to physical and mental burnout.

I may not be as charming as Audrey Hepburn, but I'm all for supporting a good cause.

In adults, excessive use of some pain-killing drugs may cause severe kidney damage.

Now a new study has provided another contribution to the debate, uncovering strong evidence that adolescent well-being in the United States really is experiencing a decline and arguing that the most likely cause is the electronic riches we have given them

One major cause of this problem is the confusion over food expiration labels, which are currently not regulated by the government.

Other researchers say too much protein can cause cramps, headaches, and fatigue.

Some drugs for relief of stomach upsets, when taken in excess, can perhaps cause serious digestive problems.

That is, the drug may cause some effect other than its intended one.

The developing brain, the report says, is particularly vulnerable to the toxic effects of certain chemicals these products may contain, and the damage they cause can be permanent.

The greatest concern the authors raise is space debris一pieces of "junk" that orbit the earth, with the potential to cause serious damage if they collide with operational units, including the ISS.

The level of emissions they cause will depend on how the electricity to run them is generated, while brakes, tyres and toads all create tiny airborne particles as they wear out.

Too much screen time is widely believed to be the cause of unhappiness among today's young people.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

(常指坏事的)原因，诱因

The cause of an event, usually a bad event, is the thing that makes it happen.

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引起;导致

To cause something, usually something bad, means to make it happen.

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理由;缘由

If you have cause for a particular feeling or action, you have good reasons for feeling it or doing it.

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事业;追求;目标;理想

A cause is an aim or principle which a group of people supports or is fighting for.

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因果;因果关系

You use cause and effect to talk about the way in which one thing is caused by another.

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(为了特定目的)与…联手，与…配合

If one group of people makes common cause with another, they act together in order to achieve a particular aim even though their aims and beliefs are normally very different.

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为了公益事业;为了行善

If you say that something is in a good cause or for 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.

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英汉词典释义

n.

原因, 起因

缘故, 理由

事业, 原则, 目标

动机

诉讼案

成为原因或起因的人(或物)；根源

(某种行为、感情等的)理由，缘由，缘故；动机；根据

(奋斗的)目标或运动(尤指社会改革运动)

vt.

成为…的原因; 导致

引起, 促使, 使发生

使遭受；造成；给…带来

英英词典释义

Noun

1. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something;

2. a justification for something existing or happening;

3. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;

4. any entity that causes events to happen

5. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy;

Verb

1. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally;

2. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;

行业词典

医学： 原因：引起任何情况或产生任何效应的；

法律： 案件；原因；

电力： 因果树；cause-consequence tree；