【cause音标】 英[kɔ:z] 美[kɔ:z]
【单词释义】 cause是什么意思：
n.原因；动机；（某种行为、感情等的）理由；缘故
vt.成为…的原因；导致；引起；使遭受
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] causes [第三人称单数] causes
[单词现在分词] causing
[单词过去式] caused
[单词过去分词] caused
【cause同音词】
cores n.中心，核心；果心，果核(core的复数) vt.去（果）核(core的三人称单数)
【关联词/派生词】
causal adj.因果关系的，构成原因的
causation n. [U]原因；诱因；因果关系
【cause形近词/近似词】
because conj.因为
applause n.[U] 鼓掌；喝彩；掌声
clause n.从句，分句；条款，款项
pause n.暂停；停顿 v. 暂停；停顿；中止
【常用短语】
in the cause of 为了
【单词例句】
◇ Some are addicted to cigarettes, only several packets of which will hurt their lungs and make them breathless quickly. Others can't quit drinking alcohol, whose harmful effects include causing young pregnant women to abort or give birth to abnormal babies.
有的对香烟上瘾，只要几包就会对他们的肺造成损害，使他们很容易就气喘吁吁；有的没法戒除酒精带来的不良后果，包括造成年轻的怀孕女性流产或生下不正常的婴儿；
◇ She answered, "Our merciful God has caused my natural hands to grow back."
王后回答说：“仁慈的上帝让我又长出了一双手。”
---- The Girl without Hands (II)
◇ Her parents could no longer keep the secret, but said that it had been heaven's fate, and that her birth had been only the innocent cause.
父母亲不好再对她隐瞒事情的真像。为了安慰她，他们说这一切都是上帝的意愿，她的出生降临都是上帝的安排，她是无罪的。
---- The Seven Ravens
◇ I want a wife who takes care of the children when they are sick, a wife who arranges to be around when the children need special care, because, of cause, I cannot miss classes at school.
我想要个妻，孩子生病时有人料理，孩子有特殊需要时有人应急。因为我不能误课。
---- I Want a Wife
◇ Take the control away from your offender. Mentally replaying your hurt gives power to the person who caused you pain. "Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you," Luskin says.
摆脱别人对你的控制。摆脱不了心理上的痛楚，就会使伤害你的人得寸进尺。卢斯金说过：“一个人应该学会发现自己周围的真、善、美，而不应该仅仅盯着别人给你带来的伤害。”
◇ Abdominal muscles also tend to weaken over time, which can create a stooped posture, causing you to appear shorter, Catic says.
卡蒂克说，另一种情况是，腹部肌肉随着时间流逝会衰弱，从而会导致驼背，让你看起来更矮。
---- Why do you shrink when you get older
◇ But in his case the build up of pressure from the trapped sneeze caused a rupture higher up in the throat, at the pharynx, which is situated just behind the tongue.
但在这名男子的病例中，无处可去的喷嚏积攒的压力导致喉咙更高处的咽部发生了破裂。咽部的位置就在舌头后面。
---- Don't hold in a sneeze, It could be the death of you
◇ At the moment, we need more research to fully understand the causes of acne. Oil glands (sebaceous glands), located in the skin at the base of the hair follicle, excrete oil (sebum) to lubricate the surface of the skin and hair. All parts of the body contain sebaceous glands, except the palms and soles of the feet.
眼下，我们需要更多研究来充分理解痘痘的成因。皮肤毛囊底部的皮脂腺分泌出油脂来润滑皮肤和头发表面。身体的所有部位都分布有皮脂腺，手掌和脚底除外。
---- Should we be popping pimples?
◇ "Increased blood flow causes congestion in one nostril for about 3 to 6 hours before switching to the other side. There is also increased congestion when one is lying down, which can be especially noticeable when the head is turned to one side," Jennifer Shu reports for CNN.
据美国有线新闻网的詹妮弗-舒报道：“血流增加会导致一边的鼻孔堵塞3-6个小时，之后才会转移到另一边。人们躺下来的时候，鼻孔堵塞程度也会增加。人们将头转向一边的时候，这一点会格外明显。”
---- Only One Side of Your Nose Gets Blocked at a Time
◇ It's also imperative to not hang knitwear or T-shirts because often times this will cause serious damage to the garment, particularly around the shoulders.
不要把针织衫或T恤衫挂在衣架上，因为这会对衣物造成严重损害，特别是肩部周围。