【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】
clause n.从句，分句；条款，款项
because conj.因为
pause n.暂停；停顿 v. 暂停；停顿；中止
applause n.[U] 鼓掌；喝彩；掌声
【常用短语】
in the cause of 为了
【单词例句】
◇ The most important place to remove it from is not in fact the teeth, but the gumline. This is where microbes are best able to infiltrate the gum tissue and cause inflammation, and eventually conditions such as periodontitis.
最该清洁的部位实际上不是牙齿，而是牙龈。这是微生物最容易入侵牙龈组织并引发炎症的地方，最终可能导致牙周炎等病症。
---- How to properly brush your teeth
◇ The fire in the kitchen rose up, broke into flames, and cooked the food. The roast began to sizzle once again. The cook boxed the boy's ears, causing him to cry, and the maid finished plucking the chicken.
厨房里的火又窜起了火苗开始烧饭，烧烤的肉又吱吱作响；厨师怒吼着扇了童工一个耳光；女仆继续给鸡拔毛，一切都恢复了往日的模样。
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ With a neat wound in its lip caused by a shark, this grey seal was washed upside down by the tides time after time.
这只灰色海豹的唇上有道鲨鱼咬出的整齐伤口，还时不时地被潮水冲得头上脚下。
---- Mark and a Seal
◇ The ash and lava fountains shooting highly in the sky varied from 50 to 100 meters in height. It was absolutely fantastic! I even noticed a rainbow appear in the fog caused by a heat wave.
喷射到天空中的火山灰和岩浆喷泉从50米到100米不等，这一情景绝对地奇异，我甚至还注意到一条彩虹出现在热浪造成的雾里。
---- A Volcano Eruption
◇ And he caused large sums of money to be given to both the weavers in order that they might begin their work directly.
他付了许多现款给这两个骗子，叫他们马上开始工作。
◇ Thus, masses of harmful acid clouds float everywhere causing violent chain reactions to break out. These clouds not only blocked out the pilots’ sight but also damaged the engine system. Luckily, the pilots watched out carefully and prevented the spaceship from crashing in time.
因此，大团大团的有害酸云到处漂浮，引起猛烈的连锁反应的爆发。这些云团不仅阻挡了飞行员的视线，而且还损坏了发动机系统。幸运的是，飞行员小心注意，才及时阻止了飞船的坠毁。
---- Explore MKII
◇ Medals seem to have magical power causing them to cheat, and the prize money has replaced the motto as their only goal.
奖牌似乎有某种魔力使他们作假，奖金也已经代替了奥运格言成为了他们唯一的目标。
---- A Fair Competition
◇ Three million people die prematurely each year due to tobacco use that causes cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and stroke, the world's leading killers, it said, marking World No Tobacco Day. They include 890,000 deaths through second-hand smoke exposure.
世卫组织在世界无烟日到来之际表示，全球每年有300万人因烟草使用导致的心脏病和中风等心血管疾病过早死亡，其中89万人死于二手烟，这些疾病是头号健康杀手。
---- Tobacco use still a major cause of death
◇ Microwaves heat food by causing water molecules to vibrate, which produces heat. In theory, microwaves can heat body tissues in the same way they heat food, and at high levels, microwaves can cause burns and cataracts, according to the FDA.
微波通过引起水分子振动从而产生热量来加热食物。据FDA称，理论上，微波会以与加热食物相同的方式使人体组织受热，而且在严重的情况下，可能导致烫伤和白内障。
---- Is It Safe to Stand in Front of Microwave Ovens?
◇ While you're not going to die over one unwashed blueberry, long-term pesticide consumption can increase your risk of cancer and cause birth defects, fertility issues, neurodegenerative disease, and immune system disease, according to Dr. Le.
黎博士指出，虽然你不会因为吃下一颗未洗的蓝莓而丧命，但长期摄入农药会增加你患癌症的风险，并导致出生缺陷、生育问题、神经退行性疾病和免疫系统疾病。