cause sth
表示引发某种事件或结果,宾语通常是负面事物。
Heavy rain caused flooding in the area.
大雨导致该地区发生洪水。
引发事件或行动;导致;产生;使产生;使遭受
引发事件或行动;导致;产生
To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce.
一般现在时
He causes trouble.
他惹麻烦。
一般过去时
The accident caused a delay.
事故导致了延误。
现在完成时
This has caused many problems.
这引起了很多问题。
规则动词,过去式和过去分词均为caused。
The heavy rain caused flooding in many areas.
大雨导致许多地区发生洪灾。
用法提示:动词过去式caused表示‘导致’。
Smoking can cause serious health problems.
吸烟可能导致严重的健康问题。
用法提示:动词原形cause表示‘引起’。
His careless driving was causing danger to others.
他粗心的驾驶正在给他人带来危险。
用法提示:动词现在分词causing表示‘造成’。
表示引发某种事件或结果,宾语通常是负面事物。
Heavy rain caused flooding in the area.
大雨导致该地区发生洪水。
常用于表示使某人或某物做某事,to 后接动词原形。
The medicine can cause you to feel sleepy.
这种药可能会使你感到困倦。
双宾语结构,表示给某人带来某种(通常是不好的)结果。
I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble.
很抱歉给你添了这么多麻烦。
grammar · medium
易错句子His joke caused her laugh.
正确表达His joke caused her to laugh.
cause 作动词时用「cause + 宾语 + 带 to 的不定式」,即 cause sb to do sth,to 不能省略。汉语「使/让某人做某事」里没有对应的 to,所以学习者常漏掉它。
grammar · medium
易错句子The storm caused the flight to cancel.
正确表达The storm caused the flight to be canceled.
cause 只说明因果关系,不改变后面动词与宾语的逻辑关系。航班是被取消的,不是自己取消,因此不定式要用被动式 to be canceled,而不能照汉语语序写成主动的 to cancel。
grammar · medium
易错句子The good news caused me very happy.
正确表达The good news made me very happy.
cause 后面只接名词性宾语,不能用形容词作宾语补足语;汉语「使/让 + 形容词」(使我很高兴)直译过来就错了。表示「使某人感到……」要用 make + 宾语 + 形容词,这是 cause 与 make 的固定搭配区别。
造成问题
The new software caused problems for many customers.
新软件给许多客户造成了问题。
造成损害
The earthquake caused severe damage to the city.
地震给这座城市造成了严重破坏。
惹麻烦
His comments caused trouble between the two friends.
他的言论在两个朋友之间惹了麻烦。
引发事故
The heavy fog caused an accident on the highway.
浓雾在高速公路上引发了一起事故。
造成困惑
The sudden change caused confusion among the team.
突然的变化在团队中引起了困惑。
引起轰动
The announcement caused a stir in the tech community.
这一声明在科技界引起了轰动。
当众吵闹
She caused a scene at the checkout counter.
她在收银台前当众大吵大闹。
惹麻烦
The faulty wiring caused trouble for the whole building.
电线故障给整栋楼带来了麻烦。
引起骚动
Title of a 1987 hit song by Madonna from the soundtrack of ‘Who’s That Girl’. In this gerund phrase, the verb ‘cause’ means to make a noisy or excited reaction happen.
这是麦当娜1987年热门单曲《Causing a Commotion》的标题,出自电影《Who’s That Girl》原声带。这个动名词短语中,动词“cause”意为“引起、引发”,即引起吵闹或激动的反应。
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引起担忧
The rising unemployment rate is causing concern.
不断上升的失业率正在引起担忧。