cause
英 [kɔːz]
美[kɔz]
- n. 原因；事业；目标
- vt. 引起；使遭受
英英释意
- 1. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something;
- "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"
- 2. a justification for something existing or happening;
- "he had no cause to complain"
- "they had good reason to rejoice"
- 3. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
- "he supported populist campaigns"
- "they worked in the cause of world peace"
- "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"
- "the movement to end slavery"
- "contributed to the war effort"
- 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;
- "the family brought suit against the landlord"